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. 1997 Sep;6(3):170–175. doi: 10.1136/qshc.6.3.170

Effective management of obesity.

S O'Meara 1, A M Glenny 1, C Wilson 1, A Melville 1, T A Sheldon 1
PMCID: PMC1055480  PMID: 10173776

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