Prevalence and trends in overweight in Mexican-american adults and children.

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Published in Nutr Rev on July 01, 2004

Authors

Katherine M Flegal1, Cynthia L Ogden, Margaret D Carroll

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1: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.

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