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Should we force the obese to diet?
- Dr S Giordano, CSEP/IMLAB, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL; simona.giordano{at}man.ac.uk
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Should we force the obese to diet?
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- Received October 31, 2007
- Accepted October 31, 2007
- First published April 30, 2008.
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April 27, 2016
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2008 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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