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Gregory Pavela1, Dwight W Lewis2, Julie Locher3,4, David B Allison5.
Abstract
Albert J. Stunkard's influential career in obesity research spanned over 50 years and included several landmark studies on social factors related to obesity. This review discusses the important contributions Stunkard made to research on the relationship between socioeconomic status socioeconomic status and obesity, extensions of his work, and reflects on Stunkard's role in the mentoring of succeeding generations of scientists.Entities:
Keywords: Obesity; Socioeconomic status; Stunkard
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26746415 PMCID: PMC4798886 DOI: 10.1007/s13679-015-0185-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Obes Rep ISSN: 2162-4968