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. 2011 Aug 15;7(4):343-4.
doi: 10.5664/JCSM.1184.

Preventing childhood obesity: wake up, it's time for sleep!

Michelle-Marie Peña  1 , Elsie M Taveras
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Preventing childhood obesity: wake up, it's time for sleep!

Michelle-Marie Peña et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .
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