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Use and cost of health services among overweight and obese Canadian children

Stefan Kuhle School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Sara Kirk School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Arto Ohinmaa School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Yutaka Yasui School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Alexander C. Allen Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Paul J. Veugelers School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 142-148 | Received 13 Oct 2009, Published online: 27 Sep 2010

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