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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Linking definition of childhood and adolescent obesity to current health outcomes

A. R. A. Adegboye Research Unit for Dietary Studies, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. B. Andersen Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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K. Froberg Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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L. B. Sardinha Exercise and Health Laboratory, Faculty of Human Movement, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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B. L. Heitmann Research Unit for Dietary Studies, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Pages 130-142 | Received 15 Sep 2008, Accepted 21 May 2009, Published online: 09 Mar 2010

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