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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Case 3-2020: A 44-Year-Old Man with Weight Loss, Diarrhea, and Abdominal Pain
Robert C Lowe1, Jacqueline N Chu1, Theodore T Pierce1
1From the Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center (R.C.L.), the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine (R.C.L.), the Departments of Medicine (J.N.C., A.A.W.), Radiology (T.T.P.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (J.N.C., A.A.W.), Radiology (T.T.P.), and Pathology (J.A.B.), Harvard Medical School - all in Boston.
No abstract available in PubMed .
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