Adiposity-based chronic disease as a new diagnostic term: The American association of clinical endocrinologists and American college of endocrinology position statement

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 372-378

  Mechanick, Jeffrey I ^a   Hurley, Daniel L ^b   Garvey, W Timothy ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADIPOSITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOCRINOLOGISTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 85016331405     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP161688.PS     Document Type: Article

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