PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kelly Shibuya
AU  - Kevin M. Pantalone
AU  - Bartolome Burguera
TI  - Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85a.18006
DP  - 2018 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 699--706
VI  - 85
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/9/699.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/9/699.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 Sep 01; 85
AB  - Shared medical appointments, in which a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers meets with multiple patients in a group setting, may be an option for treating patients with obesity. To be effective, shared medical appointments need to address patients’ nutrition, physical activity, appetite suppression, stress management, and sleep.