Epidemiological survey for the prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity in Greek adolescents.

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Published in Obesity (Silver Spring) on April 24, 2008

Authors

Themistoklis Tzotzas1, Efthymios Kapantais, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Ioannis Ioannidis, Anastasios Mortoglou, Spiridon Bakatselos, Myrto Kaklamanou, Leonidas Lanaras, Ioannis Kaklamanos

Author Affiliations

1: Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity, Athens, Greece. info@hmao.gr

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