To treat or not to treat: comparison of different criteria used to determine whether weight loss is to be recommended.

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Published in Nutr J on January 29, 2008

Authors

Ottavia Colombo1, Simona Villani, Giovanna Pinelli, Claudia Trentani, Maurizia Baldi, Orazio Tomarchio, Anna Tagliabue

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Applied Health Sciences - University of Pavia, via A. Bassi 21, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. ottavia.colombo@unipv.it

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