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Editorial
. 2025 Mar-Apr;29(2):131-132.
doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_172_25. Epub 2025 Apr 29.

Adolescent Obesity in India: Need for Urgent Policy Action and Multi-sectoral Reform

S V Madhu  1
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Editorial

Adolescent Obesity in India: Need for Urgent Policy Action and Multi-sectoral Reform

S V Madhu. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Mar-Apr.
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