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. 2014 Jun 3;111(22):E2237.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1405656111. Epub 2014 May 19.

Is poverty associated with obesity among American children?

Gao Yongqing  1 , James Gordon  2 , Wenjie Sun  3
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Is poverty associated with obesity among American children?

Gao Yongqing et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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