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Obesity and Women's Health: An Evidence-Based Review

Teresa Kulie, Andrew Slattengren, Jackie Redmer, Helen Counts, Anne Eglash and Sarina Schrager
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2011, 24 (1) 75-85; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.100076
Teresa Kulie
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