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Obesity and weight gain among former World Trade Center workers and volunteers

Camille O. NapierDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA;Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Ositadinma MbadughaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Laura A. BienenfeldDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA;Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA;Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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John T. DoucetteDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Roberto LucchiniDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA;Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Shirley Luna-SánchezDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Rafael E. de la HozDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA;Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 106-110 | Received 07 Jan 2016, Accepted 29 May 2016, Published online: 27 Jun 2016

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