Treating and preventing obesity

Obesity now represents a serious problem in industrialized nations. An increasingly large number of people, especially children, are overweight - leading to subsequent illness and a reduced life expectancy. At long last, with this first evidence-based review of the current intervention strategies fo...

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Group Author: Östman, Jan; Britton, M. Mona; Jonsson, Egon
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/3527602496
Summary: Obesity now represents a serious problem in industrialized nations. An increasingly large number of people, especially children, are overweight - leading to subsequent illness and a reduced life expectancy. At long last, with this first evidence-based review of the current intervention strategies for treating and preventing obesity clinicians and health insurers have a guide that allows them to select the most efficient and cost-effective method of treatment for any given state of the illness. The whole is backed by extensive tables, a checklist for quality assurance and an extensive glossar
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvii, 355 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 3527605932
9783527605934
3527308180
9783527308187
3527602496
9783527602490
Index Number: RC628
CLC: R589.2