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The global prevalence of obesity has risen sharply during the past half-century, reaching pandemic proportions.
Clinicians should be aware of the increasing obesity rates as a public health concern.
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The global prevalence of obesity has risen sharply during the past half-century, reaching pandemic proportions and creating a public health crisis.
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Contemporary Management of Obesity: A Comparison of Bariatric Metabolic Surgery and Novel Incretin Mimetic Drugs
Abhayjit Singh et al. · Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics · 2024
DOI 10.1089/dia.2024.0122
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