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Weight management interventions in primary care generate little more than 1 kg of weight loss per patient over a 2-year period.
Practitioners should consider the limited effectiveness of current weight management strategies.
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Weight management interventions in primary care currently generate little more than 1 kg of weight loss per patient over a 2-year period.
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Obesity management by general practitioners: the unavoidable necessity
Sarah Jansen et al. · Australian Journal of Primary Health · 2015
DOI 10.1071/py15018
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