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Letter to the Editor: Trends of weight, height and obesity in young Portuguese males: 1995–1999

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  1. Serviço de Endocrinologia Diabetes e Metabolismo, Hospital Militar Principal, Lisboa, Portugal

    E. Lacerda Nobre, Z. Jorge, A. Macedo & J. Jácome de Castro

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Nobre, E.L., Jorge, Z., Macedo, A. et al. Letter to the Editor: Trends of weight, height and obesity in young Portuguese males: 1995–1999. Eur J Epidemiol 18, 1165–1166 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EJEP.0000006636.97694.ef

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