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Overview
This guideline provides recommendations for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of obesity in patients aged 2 years and older.
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Date: June 1, 2020
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: CPG
80 and over (80+), Young Adult (19-24), Preschool Child (2-5), Aged (65+), Adult (25-44), Middle Aged (45-64), Child (6-12), Adolescent (13-18)
University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)
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