The Salmon Lecture. Some Perspectives on Human Obesity: Its Causes

Overview

Journal Bull N Y Acad Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1988 Nov 1

PMID 3072044

Citations 4

Authors

A J Stunkard

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