Trends in Obesity Prevalence among Adults Aged 18 through 25 Years, 1976-2018

Alejandra Ellison-Barnes; Sara Johnson; Kimberly Gudzune

doi:10.1001/jama.2021.16685

Trends in Obesity Prevalence among Adults Aged 18 through 25 Years, 1976-2018

Alejandra Ellison-Barnes, Sara Johnson, Kimberly Gudzune

School of Medicine

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2073-2074
Number of pages	2
Journal	JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	326
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.16685
State	Published - Nov 30 2021

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