New Findings on Obesity Identification by BMI Without Diagnosis
Obesity is a chronic disease with significant health risks and remains underdiagnosed in clinical settings. In a recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Amy Rothberg, MD, DABOM, clinical professor in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, and other researchers develop and validate a clinical process measure to identify patients with obesity by body mass index (BMI), who lack a formal diagnosis.
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