Prevalence of Obesity in the United States

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Year: 2014
Type: letter
Volume: 312
Issue: 2
Pages: 189-189
Citations: 742
Access: Closed

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                                    Cynthia L. Ogden, 
                                
                                    Margaret D. Carroll, 
                                
                                    Katherine M. Flegal
                                
                            (2014). 
                            Prevalence of Obesity in the United States. 
                            JAMA
                            , 312
                            (2)
                            , 189-189.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.6228

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.6228