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Original Research

Associations between Food Variety and Body Fatness in Hong Kong Chinese Adults

, MPhil, , MD, , PhD, , MBBS & , MD
Pages 404-413 | Received 12 Jun 2003, Accepted 12 Feb 2004, Published online: 18 Jun 2013

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