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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, 97201-3098, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226-0509, USA

    Alan K. David M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, 97201-3098, USA

    Scott A. Fields M.D. (Professor and Vice Chairman) (Professor and Vice Chairman)

  4. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, 39216-4500, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  5. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, 92103-0801

    Joseph E. Scherger M.D., M.P.H. (Clinical Professor) (Clinical Professor)

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Railey, M.T. (2005). Care of the Obese Patient. In: Taylor, R.B., David, A.K., Fields, S.A., Phillips, D.M., Scherger, J.E. (eds) Taylor’s Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27287-9_4

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