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Obesity Evaluation and Intervention During Family Medicine Well Visits

Debra Boardley, Christopher Sherman, Lisa Ambrosetti and Jeffrey Lewis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2007, 20 (3) 252-257; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060127
Debra Boardley
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Lisa Ambrosetti
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Debra Boardley, Christopher Sherman, Lisa Ambrosetti, Jeffrey Lewis
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