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Synopsis of the 2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children

David C.W. Lau and ; for the Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee and Expert Panel
CMAJ April 10, 2007 176 (8) 1103-1106; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.070306
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vol. 176 no. 8 1103-1106
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.070306
PubMed 
17420493
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  • Published online April 9, 2007.
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  1. David C.W. Lau,
  2. for the Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee and Expert Panel
  1. David Lau is President of Obesity Canada, Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Julia McFarlane Diabetes Research Centre, and Chair of the Diabetes and Endocrine Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. David C.W. Lau, Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Julia McFarlane Diabetes Research Centre, Diabetes and Endocrine Research Group, University of Calgary, 2521–3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary AB T2N 4N1; dcwlau{at}ucalgary.ca

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