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Pediatric Nephrology
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 3/2007

01-03-2007 | Letter to the Editors

The importance of a ‘cohort effect’ in comparisons of groups with glucocorticoid-induced obesity

Authors: Bethany J. Foster, Justine Shults, Babette S. Zemel, Mary B. Leonard

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 3/2007

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Title
The importance of a ‘cohort effect’ in comparisons of groups with glucocorticoid-induced obesity
Authors
Bethany J. Foster
Justine Shults
Babette S. Zemel
Mary B. Leonard
Publication date
01-03-2007
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-006-0363-4

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