Corpulence and correspondence: President William H. Taft and the medical management of obesity

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 565-570

  Levine, Deborah I ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DIET RECORDS; DIET, REDUCING; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885615752     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-8-201310150-00012     Document Type: Article

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