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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, P.O. Box 016820, 33101, Miami, FL, USA

    Dr. Elizabeth R. Pulgaron

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    Marc D. Gellman

  2. Cardiovascular Safety, Quintiles, Durham, NC, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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Pulgaron, E.R. (2013). Overweight. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_770

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