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Editorial
. 2022 Oct;10(20):1081.
doi: 10.21037/atm-2022-40.

On the trail of the obesity paradox

Nadine Gladow  1 , Ulrich Hofmann  1
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Editorial

On the trail of the obesity paradox

Nadine Gladow et al. Ann Transl Med. 2022 Oct.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://atm.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/atm-2022-40/coif). UH reports research support from the German Research Foundation (Project Number 391580509), consulting Fees from Astra Zeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, and payment for Advisory Boards from Boehringer. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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