Obesity / an unchecked epidemic. The next big thing in prevention may be no farther than your waist
Dalzell, M.D.
Managed Care 9(3): 24-6 31-3 37
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1062-3388 PMID: 11066211 Document Number: 513907
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