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- 2010
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- 303
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- 17
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- 1695-1695
- Citations
- 38
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Michael L. Main
(2010).
Trends in Obesity and Extreme Obesity Among US Adults.
JAMA
, 303
(17)
, 1695-1695.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.517
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- 10.1001/jama.2010.517