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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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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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 glossary. |
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 |