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Pharmacotherapy for obesity: What you need to know

Sophie Bersoux, MD, MPH, Tina H. Byun, MD, Swarna S. Chaliki, MD and Kenneth G. Poole, MD, MBA
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 951-958; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16094
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vol. 84 no. 12 951-958
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16094
PubMed 
29244650

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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0891-1150
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1939-2869
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  • Published online January 1, 2017.

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  1. Sophie Bersoux, MD, MPH⇑
  1. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  2. Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
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    Sophie Bersoux, MD, Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259; bersoux.sophie{at}mayo.edu
  1. Tina H. Byun, MD
  1. Instructor in Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  2. Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
  1. Swarna S. Chaliki, MD
  1. Instructor in Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  2. Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
  1. Kenneth G. Poole Jr, MD, MBA
  1. Instructor in Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  2. Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
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Sophie Bersoux, Tina H. Byun, Swarna S. Chaliki, Kenneth G. Poole
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