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Comment
. 2006 Oct 14;333(7572):809.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7572.809.

Obesity is a wake up call for developing world too

Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe
Comment

Obesity is a wake up call for developing world too

Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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  • ABC of obesity. Obesity--time to wake up.
    Haslam D, Sattar N, Lean M. Haslam D, et al. BMJ. 2006 Sep 23;333(7569):640-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7569.640. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16990325 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.

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