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This comprehensive textbook addresses one of the major public health concerns of our era ? obesity. Clearly and simply, Obesity: science to practice provides a balanced, coherent account of obesity: how to define and measure it, its epidemiology, the physiological basis, associated diseases, how to assess, manage and treat it, and also strategies for prevention. The book is generously illustrated, including graphs and flow charts for easy reference. The chapters cite key references so that interested readers may pursue a given topic in more detail. Well presented and thoroughly edited by one of the leading experts in the field, this is the textbook of choice for anyone working in obesity.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780470019115
eBay Product ID (ePID)90897407
Product Key Features
Number of Pages604 Pages
Publication NameObesity: Science to Practice
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedicine
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorGareth Williams, Gema Fruhbeck
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height264 mm
Item Weight1754 g
Additional Product Features
EditorGema Fruhbeck, Gareth Williams
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States