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- Title
Screening for obesity in adults: recommendations and rationale.
- Authors
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- Abstract
This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for obesity in adults based on the USPSTF's examination of evidence specific to obesity and overweight in adults and updates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. The complete USPSTF recommendation and rationale statement on this topic, which includes a brief review of the supporting evidence, is available through the USPSTF Web site (http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov), the National Guideline Clearinghouse (http://www.guideline.gov), and in print through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publications Clearinghouse (telephone, 800-358-9295; e-mail, ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov). The complete information on which this statement is based, including evidence tables and references, is available in the accompanying article in this issue and in the summary of the evidence and systematic evidence review on the Web sites already mentioned. The summary of the evidence is also available in print through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publications Clearinghouse. *For a list of the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, see the Appendix.
- Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2003, Vol 139, Issue 11, p930
- ISSN
1539-3704
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-139-11-200312020-00012