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  1. Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis

    Jim Nuovo MD (Professor, Director)

  2. Chronic Disease Management Program, University of California, Davis

    Jim Nuovo MD (Professor, Director)

  3. Health System, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Jim Nuovo MD (Professor, Director)

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Nuovo, J. (2007). Obesity. In: Chronic Disease Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49369-5_11

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