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What Words Should We Use When Discussing Excess Weight?

Gareth R. Dutton, Fei Tan, Michael G. Perri, Curtis C. Stine, Melissa Dancer-Brown, Mary Goble and Nancy Van Vessem
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2010, 23 (5) 606-613; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100024
Gareth R. Dutton
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vol. 23 no. 5 606-613
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100024
PubMed 
20823355

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
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1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication February 4, 2010
  • Revision received May 19, 2010
  • Accepted for publication May 24, 2010
  • Published online September 7, 2010.

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  1. Gareth R. Dutton, PhD,
  2. Fei Tan, PhD,
  3. Michael G. Perri, PhD,
  4. Curtis C. Stine, MD,
  5. Melissa Dancer-Brown, RD,
  6. Mary Goble, MSN and
  7. Nancy Van Vessem, MD
  1. Florida State University College of Medicine (GRD, CCS), Tallahassee
  2. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FT), Tallahassee
  3. Capital Health Plan, Tallahassee, FL (MD-B, MG, NVV)
  4. University of Florida, Gainesville (MGP)
  1. Corresponding author: Gareth R. Dutton, PhD, Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, 1115 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32306 (E-mail: gareth.dutton{at}med.fsu.edu)
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2010, 23 (5) 606-613; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100024

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Gareth R. Dutton, Fei Tan, Michael G. Perri, Curtis C. Stine, Melissa Dancer-Brown, Mary Goble, Nancy Van Vessem
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2010, 23 (5) 606-613; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100024
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