Public views on food addiction and obesity: implications for policy and treatment.

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Published in PLoS One on September 25, 2013

Authors

Natalia M Lee1, Jayne Lucke, Wayne D Hall, Carla Meurk, Frances M Boyle, Adrian Carter

Author Affiliations

1: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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