Current pharmacotherapy for obesity
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Obesity pharmacotherapy: current status.
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy (Haslam and James, 2005). The lifestyle treatments directed at improving diet and physical activity are considered as first line treatment for obesity; however, if these fail, antiobesity medication is recommended. In the past...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical pharmacology and therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0869-5490
DOI: 10.32756/0869-5490-2020-4-61-66