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EDITORIAL

Why are standardized lifestyle interventions for the metabolic syndrome not successful? Experiences from two RCTs and one mixed-methods study

Hans ThulesiusDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Family Medicine, Lund University, Sweden;Department of Research and Development, Region Kronoberg, Växjö, Sweden. E-mail: [email protected]
(Associate Professor)
Pages 55-56 | Published online: 11 May 2015

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