What's wrong with the U.S. Approach to obesity?

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-320

  Popkin, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84961599762     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004     Document Type: Review

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