Prevalence of obesity in adults: The global epidemic

Handbook of Obesity: Etiology and Pathophysiology, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 93-107

  Seidell, Jacob C ^a   Rissanen, Aila M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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