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Comment
. 2010 Aug;15(4):126-7.
doi: 10.1136/ebm1086. Epub 2010 Jun 8.

Being overweight in adults aged 70-75 is associated with a reduction in mortality risk compared with normal BMI

María M Corrada  1 , Annlia Paganini-Hill
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Being overweight in adults aged 70-75 is associated with a reduction in mortality risk compared with normal BMI

María M Corrada et al. Evid Based Med. 2010 Aug.
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