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Comment
. 2015 Dec 29;112(52):E7163.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1515367112. Epub 2015 Dec 16.

Is the onset of obesity the same as aging?

Anne B Newman  1
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Is the onset of obesity the same as aging?

Anne B Newman. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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