Obesity: Knowledge, care, and commitment, but not yet cure;Obesidade: Ainda sem a cura, mas necessitando de conhecimento, cuidados e comprometimento

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-119

  Geloneze, Bruno ^a   Mancini, Marcio C ^b   Coutinho, Walmir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Luiz Capriglione   (Brazil)

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EID: 67649395783     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302009000200001     Document Type: Editorial

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