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April 1998, Volume 22, Number 4, Pages 375-376
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Commentary
Is obesity contagious?
A Astrup1,a, C Lundsgaard2 and M J Stock3

1Research Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark

2Department of Medical Endocrinology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

3Department of Physiology, St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, London, UK.

aCorrespondence: Profe. Arne Astrup, Department of Human Nutrition, RVAU, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.

Keywords

obesity virus

Received 21 November 1977; accepted 12 January 1998
April 1998, Volume 22, Number 4, Pages 375-376
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