Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
by National Institutes of Health
Publisher: International Medical Publishing, Inc 2003
ISBN/ASIN: 1588080021
ISBN-13: 9781588080028
Number of pages: 228
Description:
These clinical guidelines are for the health care practitioner to understand the importance of weight management and also to provide them with thte tools to assess and treat their patients more effectively. Equally important, the guidelines lead to a greater public understanding of obesity and a greater apprecation for the persistent efforts of millions of people to lose weight.
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