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Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Nursing, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada

    Cynthia L. Murray PhD

  2. Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Care Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Gordon W. Walsh MSc

  3. Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Sarah Connor Gorber PhD

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  1. Cynthia L. Murray PhD
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Acknowledgements: We thank Heather Hobson at the Atlantic Research Data Centre for her help and support with this research.

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Murray, C.L., Walsh, G.W. & Gorber, S.C. Improved obesity prevalence estimates for Atlantic Canada. Can J Public Health 105, e154–e155 (2014). https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.105.4431

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