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Comment
. 2015 Nov;105(11):e3.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302845. Epub 2015 Sep 17.

A Call to Shift the Public Health Focus Away From Weight

Jeffrey M Hunger  1 , A Janet Tomiyama  1
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Comment

A Call to Shift the Public Health Focus Away From Weight

Jeffrey M Hunger et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Nov.
No abstract available

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  • Fildes et al. Respond.
    Fildes A, Charlton J, Rudisill C, Littlejohns P, Prevost T, Gulliford MC. Fildes A, et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Nov;105(11):e3-4. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302853. Epub 2015 Sep 17. Am J Public Health. 2015. PMID: 26378857 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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