Research ArticleOriginal Research

Family Physicians' Perspectives on Their Weight Loss Nutrition Counseling in a High Obesity Prevalence Area

Dilip Nair and Andrea Hart
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2018, 31 (4) 522-528; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.04.170467

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