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Health care professionals have limited training in obesity care and management.
Practitioners should consider enhancing training programs for obesity management.
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One of the basic issues is that health care professionals, and particularly medical graduates, have limited training in obesity care and management.
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The claim is based on a broad observation relevant to health care professionals.
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A Practical Approach to Contemporary Obesity Management
Ian D. Caterson et al. · 2022
DOI 10.1002/9781119695257.ch17
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