The Obesity Epidemic - Understanding the Disease and the Treatment

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 177-179

  Apovian, Caroline M ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE PLUS NALTREXONE; EXENDIN 4; LIRAGLUTIDE; LORCASERIN; METFORMIN; PHENTERMINE PLUS TOPIRAMATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84954287017     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1514957     Document Type: Editorial

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