PSY53 Changes in Concomitant therapy for Weight-related Illness Following Initiation of Weight Loss Pharmacotherapy
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Mechanisms of Weight Regain following Weight Loss
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.1025