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Rising Obesity in Children: A Serious Public Health Concern

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  1. Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA

    Christian L. Roth

  2. Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christian L. Roth

  3. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Vandana Jain

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Roth, C.L., Jain, V. Rising Obesity in Children: A Serious Public Health Concern. Indian J Pediatr 85, 461–462 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2639-7

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