Childhood overweight and obesity--beyond television viewing.
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From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India Received: Nov. 11, 2014; Accepted: Jan. 13, 2015 Correspondence to: Dr. Tanuj Kanchan, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, India. State Highway 65, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, India. Tel.: 91‐9448252394; Fax: 91‐824‐2428183; E‐mail: tanuj.kanchan@ manipal.edu
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biomedical journal
دوره 38 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015