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Pediatric multidisciplinary weight management—how can we improve further?

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  1. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Jacob School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York and John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA

    Indrajit Majumdar

  2. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Brittany Espino

  3. Department of Surgery, Jacob School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York and John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA

    Carroll M. Harmon

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I.M. was responsible for study design, planning, data analysis, and paper preparation. B.E. was responsible for data collection, and paper preparation. C.M.H. was responsible for paper preparation.

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Majumdar, I., Espino, B. & Harmon, C.M. Pediatric multidisciplinary weight management—how can we improve further?. Endocrine 74, 723–726 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-021-02885-w

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