Is 5% weight loss a satisfactory criterion to define clinically significant weight loss?
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Is 5% weight loss a satisfactory criterion to define clinically significant weight loss?
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1930-7381
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21358