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

Adrian J Cameron,* Paul Z Zimmet,† David W Dunstan,‡ Jonathan E Shaw§

and Director, Clinical Research; Epidemiology Department, International Diabetes Institute, 250 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, VIC 3162.

Correspondence: acameron@idi.org.au

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