The Obesity (Under) Treatment Conundrum

Affiliations

¹ Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Comment

William H Dietz. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;27(12):1928-1929.

doi: 10.1002/oby.22641. Epub 2019 Nov 6.

¹ Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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