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Editorial
. 2008 Dec 11;359(24):2603-4.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe0808660.

Energy in, energy out, and the effects of obesity-related genes

Rudolph L Leibel
Editorial

Energy in, energy out, and the effects of obesity-related genes

Rudolph L Leibel. N Engl J Med. .
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