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International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyi260
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Commentary: The epidemic of obesity--what's in a name?

Katherine M. Flegal 1

1 National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville MD, USA



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