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Review
. 2020 Sep;32(5):e23484.
doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23484. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Obesity, noncommunicable diseases, and COVID-19: A perfect storm

Peter T Katzmarzyk  1 , J Michael Salbaum  1 , Steven B Heymsfield  1
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Review

Obesity, noncommunicable diseases, and COVID-19: A perfect storm

Peter T Katzmarzyk et al. Am J Hum Biol. 2020 Sep.
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