Explaining the Obesity Paradox—Letter
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1055-9965,1538-7755
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0566