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Obesity : the biography /

According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilman, Sander L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Biographies of disease (Oxford, England)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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