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Documentation and Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care Physician Office Visits: The Role of the Patient-Physician Relationship

Arch G. Mainous, Zhigang Xie, Samuel B. Dickmann, James F. Medley and Young-Rock Hong
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine April 2023, 36 (2) 325-332; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220297R1
Arch G. Mainous III
From the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, SBD, JFM); Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, YRH); Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville (ZX).
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Zhigang Xie
From the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, SBD, JFM); Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, YRH); Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville (ZX).
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Samuel B. Dickmann
From the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, SBD, JFM); Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, YRH); Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville (ZX).
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James F. Medley
From the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, SBD, JFM); Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, YRH); Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville (ZX).
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Young-Rock Hong
From the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, SBD, JFM); Department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM, YRH); Department of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville (ZX).
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Arch G. Mainous, Zhigang Xie, Samuel B. Dickmann, James F. Medley, Young-Rock Hong
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