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Is information on genetic determinants of obesity helpful or harmful for obese people?--A randomized clinical trial.

Journal of general internal medicine - 1 Nov 2007

Rief Winfried, Conradt Matthias, Dierk Jan-Michael, Rauh Elisabeth, Schlumberger Pia, Hinney Anke, Hebebrand Johannes

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although more and more genetic information is available, it is unclear whether this information is helpful for patients. Therefore, we assessed the positive and negative effects of informing obese people about the genetic etiology of being overweight. DESIGN, PARTICIPAN...

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PMID: 17879121
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0353-7
PMCID: PMC2219810

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