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. 2010 Jan;35(1):176-8.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.62587.

Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among adolescent school children of South karnataka, India

M Shashidhar Kotian  1 , Ganesh Kumar S, Suphala S Kotian
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Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity among adolescent school children of South karnataka, India

M Shashidhar Kotian et al. Indian J Community Med. 2010 Jan.
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