Medical consequences of obesity

Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 8-12

  Packianathan, I ^a   Finer, N ^b,c,d  

^a LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 55449108936     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1383/medc.31.4.8.27961     Document Type: Article

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