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Obesity management and weight loss maintenance is a long-term process requiring ongoing follow-up.
Practitioners should implement long-term follow-up strategies for obesity management.
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Obesity management and weight loss maintenance is therefore, a long_term process requiring initial intervention with an ongoing follow_up program.
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The claim is based on a general understanding of obesity management.
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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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