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Screening and Interventions for Obesity in Adults: Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Kathleen M. McTigue, MD; Russell Harris, MD, MPH; Brian Hemphill, MD, MPH; Linda Lux, MPA; Sonya Sutt
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Document Date: 2006-06-30 09:12:35

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Oxford / Albuquerque / Pittsburgh / /

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Practice Center / The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research / MEDLINE / /

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United States / /

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Facility

University of York / University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center / University of North Carolina School / University of Pittsburgh / Funding Sources Research Triangle Institute / University of New Mexico / Airport Road / Chapel Hill / Cochrane Library / /

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Obesity Treatment / exercise equipment / Treatment of Obesity / /

MedicalCondition

ovarian cancer / moderate obesity / Obesity / gall bladder disease / Estimated direct obesity / Body Weight Pharmacological obesity / hypertension / numerous cancers / Obesity Treatment Efficacy11 / mild obesity / dyslipidemia / diabetes / cardiovascular disease / Osteoarthritis / controlled hypertension / sleep apnea / Increased obesity / /

MedicalTreatment

low-calorie diets / low-calorie diet / counseling / Surgery / behavioral therapy / gastric banding / vertical banded gastroplasty / gastric bypass / pharmacotherapy / /

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / National Institute of Health / Funding Sources Research Triangle Institute / National Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity / 30 / University of York / Department of Internal Medicine / U.K. National Health Service / U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center / University of North Carolina School of Medicine / University of Pittsburgh / U.S. Preventive Services Task Force / Department of Medicine / Medicine and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research / Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care / University of New Mexico / Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research / /

Person

Sonya Sutton / Kathleen N. Lohr / Van Gaal / Linda Lux / Russell Harris / /

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meal replacement Nutritionist / meal replacement Nutritionist / dietitian / official position / /

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fluoxetine / /

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New Mexico / Pennsylvania / North Carolina / /

PublishedMedium

the British Medical Journal / The CTFPHC review / the NIH review / British Medical Journal / /

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www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov / guideline.gov / /

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