Author's response to reviews Title:Creation of a Reference Dataset of Neck Sizes in Children: Standardizing a Potential New Tool for Prediction of Obesity-Associated Diseases? Authors:
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Creation of a reference dataset of neck sizes in children: standardizing a potential new tool for prediction of obesity-associated diseases?
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