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  1. Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia 19104-6021

    Shiriki Kumanyika PhD, RD, MPH

  2. St. Louis University School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Ave, St.Louis MO 63104, USA

    Ross C. Brownson PhD

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Popkin, B.M. (2007). Global Context of Obesity. In: Kumanyika, S., Brownson, R.C. (eds) Handbook of Obesity Prevention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47860-9_11

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