Recognizing obesity as a disease: A true challenge.

Rev Clin Esp (Barc)

Unidad de Lípidos y Riesgo Vascular, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: November 2021

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