Trends and Correlates of Class 3 Obesity in the United States From 1990 Through 2000
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Trends and correlates of class 3 obesity in the United States from 1990 through 2000.
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.14.1758