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Editorial
. 2013;6(6):561-5.
doi: 10.1159/000357539.

Monitoring the obesity epidemic into the 21st century--weighing the evidence

Lauren Lissner, Tommy L S Visscher, Aila Rissanen, Berit L Heitmann; Prevention and Public Health Task Force of European Association for the Study of Obesity
Editorial

Monitoring the obesity epidemic into the 21st century--weighing the evidence

Lauren Lissner et al. Obes Facts. 2013.
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