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Understanding patient concerns about the risks of obesity treatment is essential to addressing obesity treatment inertia.
Addressing these concerns may help improve treatment adherence and outcomes.
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Understanding patient concerns about the risks of obesity treatment is essential to addressing obesity treatment inertia.
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Based on qualitative study design with focus groups.
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“What would be left of me?” Patient perspectives on the risks of obesity treatment: An innovative health initiative stratification of obesity phenotypes to optimise future obesity therapy (IMI2 SOPHIA) qualitative study
E. P. Farrell et al. · Obesity Pillars · 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100129
qualitative study · n=30Cited 3×
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