Misperception of body weight among overweight Danish adults: trends from 1995 to 2008

Jeppe Matthiessen; Anja Biltoft-Jensen; Sisse Fagt; Vibeke Kildegaard Knudsen; Inge Tetens; Margit Velsing Groth

doi:10.1017/S1368980013001444

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