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Etiology of Severe Obesity: A Study of Five Cases

1959; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1959.tb00578.x

1532-5415

Mildred B. Fertman,

Obesity and Health Practices

Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVolume 7, Issue 1 p. 38-50 Article Etiology of Severe Obesity: A Study of Five Cases Mildred B. Fertman M.A., M.D., Mildred B. Fertman M.A., M.D. The Endocrine Clinic, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author Mildred B. Fertman M.A., M.D., Mildred B. 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