Canadian physicians' use of Antiobesity drugs and their referral patterns to weight management programs or providers: The soccer study

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Padwal, R S ^a,b   Damjanovic, S ^c   Schulze, K M ^d   Lewanczuk, R Z ^a   Lau, D C W ^e   Sharma, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Madella Clinical Research Consulting   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

EID: 84858014407     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/686521     Document Type: Article

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