A structured review of randomized controlled trials of weight loss showed little improvement in health-related quality of life.

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Published in J Clin Epidemiol on April 18, 2005

Authors

Matthew L Maciejewski1, Donald L Patrick, David F Williamson

Author Affiliations

1: Northwest Center for Outcomes Research in Older Adults, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. mlmaciej@u.washington.edu

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