It's time to start treating obesity

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 969-970

  Hill, James O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0037090360     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02248-8     Document Type: Note

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