Research ArticleOriginal Research
Documentation and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Primary Care
Molly E. Waring, Mary B. Roberts, Donna R. Parker and Charles B. Eaton
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2009, 22 (5) 544-552; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.080173
Molly E. Waring
PhD
Mary B. Roberts
MS
Donna R. Parker
ScD

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Vol. 22, Issue 5
September-October 2009
Documentation and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Primary Care
Molly E. Waring, Mary B. Roberts, Donna R. Parker, Charles B. Eaton
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2009, 22 (5) 544-552; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.080173
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