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Less than 25% of primary care physicians regularly refer patients for further management or track their weight-control behaviors over time.
Practitioners should note that many PCPs do not regularly refer or track weight management.
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less than 25% regularly refer patients for further management or track their weight-control behaviors over time.
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Source
Obesity Treatment in Primary Care — Are We There Yet?
Susan Z. Yanovski · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011
DOI 10.1056/nejme1111487
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