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The nature of the association between binge-eating severity and metabolic syndrome

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Dakanalis, A., Clerici, M. The nature of the association between binge-eating severity and metabolic syndrome. Eat Weight Disord 22, 553–554 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-017-0386-9

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