Commentary: which child obesity definitions predict health risk?
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This Commentary considers the different definitions of child overweight and obesity, and reflects on the findings of the paper by Valerio et al. in this issue of the journal.
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دوره 43 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017