Role of the prenatal environment in the development of obesity.

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Published in J Pediatr on May 01, 1998

Authors

R C Whitaker1, W H Dietz

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1: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA.

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