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. 2002 Jun;86(6):392–394. doi: 10.1136/adc.86.6.392

Obesity: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment; evidence based answers to common questions

J Reilly 1, M Wilson 1, C Summerbell 1, D Wilson 1
PMCID: PMC1762983  PMID: 12023163

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