Comprehensive in scope and meticulously researched, Handbook of Obesity Prevention analyzes the intricate causes of this public health crisis, and sets out conc
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The contemporary successor to the editors' earlier Obesity: Theory and Therapy, this comprehensive handbook guides mental health, medical, and allied health pro
The leading clinical reference work in the field--now significantly revised with 85% new material--this handbook has given thousands of practitioners and studen
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