ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN ADULTS

NATIONAL GUIDELINE CLEARINGHOUSE™ (NGC)
GUIDELINE SYNTHESIS
ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN ADULTS
GUIDELINES BEING COMPARED

* American College of Physicians (ACP). Pharmacologic and surgical management of obesity in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 5;142(7):525-31. [43 references]
** National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care/National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NCCPC/NICE). Obesity: the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; 2006 Dec. 2590 p.
*** Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense (VA/DoD). VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for screening and management of overweight and obesity. Washington (DC): Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense; 2006. 117 p.

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