Do the five A's work when physicians counsel about weight loss?

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Published in Fam Med on March 01, 2011

Authors

Stewart C Alexander1, Mary E Cox, Christy L Boling Turer, Pauline Lyna, Truls Østbye, James A Tulsky, Rowena J Dolor, Kathryn I Pollak

Author Affiliations

1: Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA. alexa045@mc.duke.edu

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