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Editorial
. 2025 Jan 1;67(1):e1-e2.
doi: 10.4102/safp.v67i1.6001.

The growing problem of obesity in South Africa

Indiran Govender  1 , Alethea Sunnasy
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Editorial

The growing problem of obesity in South Africa

Indiran Govender et al. S Afr Fam Pract (2004). .
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