Preface (Hot Topic: Medicinal Strategies in the Treatment of Obesity Guest Editor: Akio Inui)
Tags: OBESITY; METABOLISM -- Disorders; THERAPEUTICS; NUTRITION disorders; CLINICAL medicine
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