A two-year randomized trial of obesity treatment in primary care practice

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1969-1979

  Wadden, Thomas A ^a   Volger, Sheri ^a   Sarwer, David B ^a   Vetter, Marion L ^a,b   Tsai, Adam G ^d   Berkowitz, Robert I ^a,c   Kumanyika, Shiriki ^a   Schmitz, Kathryn H ^a   Diewald, Lisa K ^a   Barg, Ronald ^b   Chittams, Jesse ^a   Moore, Reneé H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 81855169560     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1109220     Document Type: Article

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