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Psychosocial aspects of obesity: Individual and societal perspectives
Lauren LissnerSwedish Obese Subjects (SOS) Secretariat, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept Internal Medicine, Goteborg University S-413 45 Goteborg, Sweden.View further author information
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