Metabolically healthy obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical implications.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

• Publication date

  2013-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70062-7PMID 24622321
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