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Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome

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Chumlea, W.C. (2006). Body Composition Assessment of Obesity. In: Bray, G.A., Ryan, D.H. (eds) Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome. Endocrine Updates, vol 26. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32164-6_2

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