Childhood Obesity
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Review Date:1/24/2006
Reviewed By:Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine andPediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided byVeriMed Healthcare Network.
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