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| Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2000 KM Flegal, MD Carroll, CL Ogden, CL Johnson Jama 288 (14), 1723-1727, 2002 | 9220 | 2002 |
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Tim J ColeProfessor of Medical Statistics, University College London GOS Institute of Child HealthVerified email at ucl.ac.uk