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The Complexity of Weight Loss Counseling

Jessica L. J. Greenwood
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2009, 22 (2) 113-114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080256
Jessica L. J. Greenwood
From Division of Public Health Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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