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Research Article

The prevalence of overweight and obesityin a childhood population of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Fiona J. Rowe Department of Orthoptics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool
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Carmel P. Noonan Department of Ophthalmology, Warrington Hospital NHS Trust, Lovely Lane, Warrington, UK
Pages 87-93 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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