The European Charter on counteracting obesity

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-144

  Deitel, Mervyn ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN;

EUROPE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 34249857443     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9037-y     Document Type: Editorial

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