Morbid obesity in a developing country: the Chilean experience.
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a Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. b Department of Public Health, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. c Department of Digestive Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Correspondence to Claudia Bambs (e-mail: [email protected]). doi:10.2471/BLT.07.048785 (Submitted: 18 October 2007 – Revised version received: 27 November 2007 – Accepted: 9 December 2008 – Published online: 30 May 2008 ) Introduction
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
دوره 86 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008