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. 2003 Sep 1;94(5):329–331. doi: 10.1007/BF03403554

The Growing Epidemic of Child and Youth Obesity — Another Twist?

L’inquiétante épidémie d’obésité chez les enfants et les jeunes

Claire M A LeBlanc 13,23,
PMCID: PMC6979921  PMID: 14577737

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