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Comment
. 2013 Jul 15;178(2):320.
doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt117. Epub 2013 Jun 21.

Re: "obesity and US mortality risk over the adult life course"

Neil K Mehta, Andrew Stokes
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Re: "obesity and US mortality risk over the adult life course"

Neil K Mehta et al. Am J Epidemiol. .
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    Masters RK, Powers DA, Link BG. Masters RK, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 15;178(2):321-3. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt118. Am J Epidemiol. 2013. PMID: 24024240 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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