Obesity

the greatest epidemic of the 21st century?

Authors

  • Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes
  • Benoit Jacques Bibas
  • Mariana Deboni

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Author Biographies

Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes

MD, PhD. Associate Professor in the Discipline of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Benoit Jacques Bibas

IMD. Trainee Physician in Tracheal Surgery and Therapeutic Respiratory Endoscopy, Discipline of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Mariana Deboni

MD. Attending Physician in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Service, Children’s Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Published

2011-09-09

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Pêgo-Fernandes PM, Bibas BJ, Deboni M. Obesity: the greatest epidemic of the 21st century?. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 9 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];129(5):283-4. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1632

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