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" The Treatment of Obesity "
edited by J.F. Munro.
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BL
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736629
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b556494
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edited by J.F. Munro.
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The Treatment of Obesity\ edited by J.F. Munro.
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1979
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| Series Statement
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Current status of modern therapy, 2.
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(xi, 234 pages)
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9401511322
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: 9789401511322
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1 How to treat and when to treat --;2 Dietary management of obesity and obesity-related diseases --;3 Control of feeding and the psychopharmacology of anorexic drugs --;4 Clinical use of anti-obesity agents --;5 The role of physical exercise in the management of obesity --;6 The treatment of obesity by starvation and semi-starvation --;7 Surgical techniques in the treatment of obesity --;8 Behaviour therapy and self-help programmes for obesity.
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During the last few years, there has been growing medical interest in the problem of obesity. Almost in contrast, the chapter on behavioural therapy and group therapy suggests that obesity is a problem which could best be tackled on a community basis.
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Chemistry.
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Nutrition.
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RC628.E358 1979
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J F Munro
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