Obesity

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9075, 1997, Pages 423-426

  Björntorp, Per ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEREDITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0039379120     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)04503-0     Document Type: Review

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