Evaluating the cause of death in obese individuals: a ten-year medical autopsy study.

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Published in J Obes on January 14, 2015

Authors

Jad Saab1, Steven P Salvatore1

Author Affiliations

1: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA.

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