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. 2010 Jan;95(1):1-2.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.157677.

Overweight in older children and adolescents: treatment or prevention?

Caroline M Apovian  1
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Overweight in older children and adolescents: treatment or prevention?

Caroline M Apovian. Arch Dis Child. 2010 Jan.
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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