Disease-A-Month
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 169-171 , March 2007

The Role of Psychology in the ENH-Bariatric Services Program

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PII: S0011-5029(07)00029-6

doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2007.04.008

Disease-A-Month
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 169-171 , March 2007

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