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Screening for Obesity in Adults: Recommendations and Rationale
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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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
- Corresponding author
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
- Venue
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- Published
- 2003-12-02
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 930-932
- ISSN
- 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-3704
- OpenAlex
- W183875036
- Cited by
- 347
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 12.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- obesity screening, overweight, adults, USPSTF recommendations, preventive medicine, body mass index, screening guidelines
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Behavior Therapy, Counseling, Humans, Mass Screening, Obesity, Evidence-Based Medicine
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