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Youfa Wang,
Carlos Augusto Monteiro,
Barry M. Popkin
(2002).
Trends of obesity and underweight in older children and adolescents in the United States, Brazil, China, and Russia.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
, 75
(6)
, 971-977.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/75.6.971
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- 10.1093/ajcn/75.6.971