Overweight, obesity and fat distribution in 50- to 64-year-old participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

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  2002

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  Public Health Nutrition

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  2002-12-01

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  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1079/PHN2002396PMID 12639224
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