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An interventional pilot study on obesity among low-income patients using a computer-based weight management module

Tracey DoeringDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
, MD,
Susan HarwellDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
, MD,
Cheryl FasslerDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
, MD,
Kesley BurrDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
, MD,
Sara HewittDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
, RN &
Christopher TrabueDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Article: 20072 | Received 12 Nov 2012, Accepted 25 Jan 2013, Published online: 16 Apr 2013

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