Overweight and obesity in Australia: an underestimate  of the true prevalence?

Terry J Coyne,* Michael G Findlay,† Torukiri I Ibiebele,‡ David W Firman§

1 School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Medical School, Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4029
3 Epidemiology Services Unit, Queensland Health, Brisbane
4 Surveys and Social Statistics, Office of Economic and Statistical Research, The Treasury, Queensland Government, Brisbane.

Correspondence: t.coyne@sph.edu.au

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