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Effect of a Family Medicine Wellness Group Program on Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance Outcomes

Hawley Brown, David Randall Brandt, Jessica Chen, Kerri Hawkins, Kimberly R. Dong and Wayne Altman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2024, 37 (6) 1038-1046; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230045R1
Hawley Brown
From the Family Practice Group, P.C., Sagov Center for Family Medicine, Arlington, MA (HFB, JC, KH, WA); Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY (DRB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KRD, WA).
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David Randall Brandt
From the Family Practice Group, P.C., Sagov Center for Family Medicine, Arlington, MA (HFB, JC, KH, WA); Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY (DRB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KRD, WA).
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Jessica Chen
From the Family Practice Group, P.C., Sagov Center for Family Medicine, Arlington, MA (HFB, JC, KH, WA); Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY (DRB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KRD, WA).
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Kerri Hawkins
From the Family Practice Group, P.C., Sagov Center for Family Medicine, Arlington, MA (HFB, JC, KH, WA); Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY (DRB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KRD, WA).
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Kimberly R. Dong
From the Family Practice Group, P.C., Sagov Center for Family Medicine, Arlington, MA (HFB, JC, KH, WA); Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY (DRB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KRD, WA).
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Wayne Altman
From the Family Practice Group, P.C., Sagov Center for Family Medicine, Arlington, MA (HFB, JC, KH, WA); Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY (DRB); Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KRD, WA).
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