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. 2008 Nov;57(11):2905-10.
doi: 10.2337/db08-0210.

Human obesity: a heritable neurobehavioral disorder that is highly sensitive to environmental conditions

Stephen O'Rahilly  1 , I Sadaf Farooqi
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Human obesity: a heritable neurobehavioral disorder that is highly sensitive to environmental conditions

Stephen O'Rahilly et al. Diabetes. 2008 Nov.
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  • An appreciation of Robert Turner.
    O'Rahilly S, Weir GC, Matthews DR. O'Rahilly S, et al. Diabetes. 2008 Nov;57(11):2918-21. doi: 10.2337/db07-1644. Diabetes. 2008. PMID: 18971441 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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