Comparative Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Interventions in Clinical Practice
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Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice.
BACKGROUND Obesity and its cardiovascular complications are extremely common medical problems, but evidence on how to accomplish weight loss in clinical practice is sparse. METHODS We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to examine the effects of two behavioral weight-loss interventions in 415 obese patients with at least one cardiovascular risk factor. Participants were recruited from si...
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عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1108660