Commentary: Obesity claims and controversies

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-78

  Stevens, June ^a,b   McClain, Jill E ^a   Truesdale, Kimberly P ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION;

BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 32144443959     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi258     Document Type: Note

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