Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary
F. X. Pi-Sunyer,Diane M. Becker,Claude Bouchard,Richard A. Carleton,Graham A. Colditz,William H. Dietz,John P. Foreyt,R. J. Garrison,Scott M. Grundy,Barbara C. Hansen,Millicent Higgins,James O. Hill,Barbara V. Howard,Robert J. Kuczmarski,Shiriki K. Kumanyika,R. D. Legako,T. E. Prewitt,A. P. Rocchini,Philip L. Smith,Linda Snetselaar,James R. Sowers,M. Weintrub,Don Williamson,G. T. Wilson,Clinton D. Brown,Karen A. Donato,Nancy D. Ernst,D. R. Hill,Michael J. Horan,Van S. Hubbard,J. P. Kiley,Eva Obarzanek,D. Shriger,E. Chiquette +33 more
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