Obesity in the United States

A Fresh Look at Its High Toll

  • Manson, JoAnn E. MD, DrPH
  • Bassuk, Shari S. ScD

  • Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (Drs Manson and Bassuk); and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (Dr Manson).

Corresponding Author and Reprints: JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Ave E, Boston, MA 02215 (e-mail: [email protected]).

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 289(2):p 229-230, January 8, 2003.
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