Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 375-383 , December 2005

Applying a stepped-care approach to the treatment of obesity

  • Robert A. Carels

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  • Lynn Darby
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  • Holly M. Cacciapaglia

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  • Olivia M. Douglass

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  • Jessica Harper

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  • Mary E. Kaplar

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  • Krista Konrad

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  • Sofia Rydin

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  • Karin Tonkin

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Received 24 January 2005

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PII: S0022-3999(05)00179-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.060

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 375-383 , December 2005

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