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Cross-cultural comparisons of obesity and growth in Prader-Willi syndrome.

Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR - 1 May 2008

Dudley O, McManus B, Vogels A, Whittington J, Muscatelli F

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Introduction The present study reports cross-cultural comparisons of body mass index (BMI) and growth in Prader-Willi syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with obesity, growth restriction and mild learning disability. Our objectives were to: (1) compare rates of obesity in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) in France, with data available from Belgium, the UK and the USA; (2) compare growth of...

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PMID: 18298478
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01044.x

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