national heart lung and blood institute clinical guidelines on the identification evaluation and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults the evidence report bethesda md national institutes of health 1998
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... evaluationandtreatmentofoverweightandobesityinadults Washington, DC: NHLBI, 1998 British Nutrition Foundation Obesity London: Blackwell Science, 1999 National Task Force onthe Prevention and ... be used only under careful medical supervision andinthe context of a long-term treatment strategy Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management ofOverweightandObesityinAdults EVIDENCE- BASED ... ofoverweightandobesityin Australian adultsand children became apparent So, in 2000, in collaboration with the Population Health Division ofthe Commonwealth Department ofHealthand Ageing,...
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... guideline 43 Introduction This is the first national guidance onthe prevention, identification, assessment and management ofoverweightandobesityinadultsand children in England and Wales The ... management ofoverweightandobesityinthe NHS, and advice onthe prevention ofoverweightandobesity that applies in both NHS and nonNHS settings The guidance supports the implementation ofthe ‘Choosing ... NICE clinical guideline 43 Obesity: guidance onthe prevention, identification, assessment and management ofoverweightandobesityinadultsand children Ordering information You can download the...
... guideline 43 Introduction This is the first national guidance onthe prevention, identification, assessment and management ofoverweightandobesityinadultsand children in England and Wales The ... management ofoverweightandobesityinthe NHS, and advice onthe prevention ofoverweightandobesity that applies in both NHS and nonNHS settings The guidance supports the implementation ofthe ‘Choosing ... NICE clinical guideline 43 Obesity: guidance onthe prevention, identification, assessment and management ofoverweightandobesityinadultsand children Ordering information You can download the...
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... understanding of their disorder; increase in confidence of gastroenterologists in dealing with IBS; increase inthe proportion of referrals to secondary care which meet these guidelines; reduction in ... strength CLINICAL HISTORY AND INVESTIGATION Appropriate management is highly dependent onthe information obtained at the time ofthe initial consultation andin almost all cases the diagnosis of IBS ... Investigations in primary care The consensus group considered only a limited number of investigations to be essential for the diagnosis of IBS Rectal examination confirms the consistency ofthe stool and...
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