Initial Weight-Loss: A Preliminary Enquiry
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Initial weight-loss; a preliminary enquiry.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1952
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.27.135.445