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Editorial
. 2010 Dec;164(12):1167-9.
doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.218.

The infancy of obesity prevention

Robert C Whitaker
Editorial

The infancy of obesity prevention

Robert C Whitaker. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Dec.
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