Clinical evaluation of the obese patient

Bailliere's Best Practice in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-92

  Bray, George A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Algorithms; Laboratory tests; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033117767     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beem.1999.0007     Document Type: Article

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