Patient Characteristics Associated with Receipt of Prescription Weight-Management Medications Among Veterans Participating in MOVE!
CONCLUSIONS: Of patients engaged in MOVE! in the VHA, 1.1% received WMM. WMM are underutilized among veterans. Additional research is needed to understand barriers to incorporating WMM into comprehensive obesity treatment plans.
PMID: 31090207 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Thomas DD, Waring ME, Ameli O, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research
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