Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004.

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The prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents and obesity in adults in the United States has increased over several decades.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 05 2006

Volume: 295

Issue: 13

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[1 ] National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Md 20782, USA. Cogden@cdc.gov

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Publisher Item ID: 295/13/1549

DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.13.1549

PubMed ID: 16595758

SO-VID: 75acbc05-4223-4b0d-8abb-6d0c82cc6b77

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