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Some patients may require weight loss beyond what lifestyle and behavioral modification can achieve.
Recognize that some patients may need additional interventions beyond lifestyle changes.
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some patients will require an amount of weight loss beyond what lifestyle and behavioural modification can achieve.
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The abstract discusses the limitations of lifestyle modifications.
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Use of Pharmacotherapy in Obesity Management
Tham Kwang Wei · The Singapore Family Physician · 2024
DOI 10.33591/sfp.49.9.u5
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