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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;38 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S2-3.
doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.129.

Filling the gap: international reference values for health care in children

W Ahrens  1 , L A Moreno  2 , I Pigeot  1
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Editorial

Filling the gap: international reference values for health care in children

W Ahrens et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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