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Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, highlighting the need for new drug therapies.
There is a critical need for new pharmacological treatments for obesity.
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Bariatric surgery is by far the most effective treatment for severe obesity, highlighting the urgent need for new and improved drug therapies.
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Emerging drugs for the treatment of obesity
Christoffer Martinussen et al. · Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs · 2016
DOI 10.1080/14728214.2017.1269744
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