Tackling obesity in Indonesia: current problems and future directions

  • Dicky Levenus Tahapary Medical Journal of Indonesia; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Aging Cluster, The Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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2024-07-24
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Tahapary DL. Tackling obesity in Indonesia: current problems and future directions. Med J Indones [Internet]. 2024Jul.24 [cited 2024Jul.27];33(2):61-2. Available from: https://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/7691
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