Action on obesity: Comprehensive care for all

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-5

  Wass, John ^a   Finer, Nick ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84884525848     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-1-4     Document Type: Editorial

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