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HomeRadiologyVol. 225, No. 3 PreviousNext PerspectivesObesityRichard M. FriedenbergRichard M. FriedenbergAuthor Affiliations1From the Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange. Received August 1, 2002; accepted August 8. Address correspondence to the author, 18961 Castlegate Ln, Santa Ana, CA 92705 (e-mail: [email protected])Richard M. FriedenbergPublished Online:Dec 1 2002https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2253020937MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In References 1 National Task Force on the Prevention of Obesity. Overweight, obesity and health risk. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:898-904. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar2 Sturm R. The effects of obesity, smoking, drinking on medical problems and costs. Health Aff 2002; 21:245-253. Crossref, Google Scholar3 Wilbanks OL. Whither obesity. J Obes Surg 1994; 4:215-218. 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