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. 2002 Oct 5;325(7367):757-61.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.757.

Management of overweight and obese adults

Polly Hitchcock Noël¹, Jacqueline A Pugh

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PMID: 12364306
PMCID: PMC1124275
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.757

Review

Management of overweight and obese adults

Polly Hitchcock Noël et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Oct 5;325(7367):757-61.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.757.

Authors

Polly Hitchcock Noël¹, Jacqueline A Pugh

Affiliation

¹ VERDICT Health Services Research Center of Excellence, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229-5700, USA. pollyh@verdict.uthscsa.edu

PMID: 12364306
PMCID: PMC1124275
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.757

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Preventing obesity. Doctors underestimate obesity.
Frühbeck G, Diez-Caballero A, Gómez-Ambrosi J, Cienfuegos JA, Salvador J. Frühbeck G, et al. BMJ. 2003 Jan 11;326(7380):102. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12524699 No abstract available.

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