Screening for Obesity in Adults: Recommendations and Rationale

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 930-932

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ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY MASS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; MASS SCREENING;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY;

EID: 0642315508     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-11-200312020-00012     Document Type: Review

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