Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 197-199 , August 2009

Rate of obesity in U.S. ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus: A national assessment of office-based physician visits

  • Joshua J. Neumiller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99217, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 509 458 7450x3063; fax: +1 509 458 7459.
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  • David A. Sclar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99217, United States
    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, United States
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  • Linda M. Robison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, United States
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  • Stephen M. Setter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99217, United States
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  • Tracy L. Skaer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99217, United States
    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, United States

Received 19 May 2009 ,Revised 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.07.001

Primary Care Diabetes
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