Randomized controlled trial of the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan for weight loss
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Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the weight loss maintenance randomized controlled trial.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Obesity
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0307-0565,1476-5497
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.43