The association between excess weight and comorbidity and self-rated health in the Italian population.

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Published in Ann Epidemiol on March 01, 2013

Authors

Rocco Micciolo1, Luisa Canal, Alessia Minniti, Gloria Mazzali, Francesco Fantin, Francesca Corzato, Angela Antonioli, Tamara B Harris, Mauro Zamboni

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Trento, Italy. rocco.micciolo@unitn.it

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