A randomized controlled trial of a 12-week intensive lifestyle intervention program at a primary care obesity clinic for adults in western Saudi Arabia

Riyad Q. Alghamdi

doi:10.15537/smj.2017.8.20553

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A randomized controlled trial of a 12-week intensive lifestyle intervention program at a primary care obesity clinic for adults in western Saudi Arabia

Riyad Q. Alghamdi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2017, 38 (8) 837-845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.8.20553

Riyad Q. Alghamdi

From the Obesity Control Program, Public Health Administration, Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

MBBS, SBCM

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Received April 16, 2017
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Published online August 1, 2017.

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Riyad Q. Alghamdi, MBBS, SBCM ⇑

From the Obesity Control Program, Public Health Administration, Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Riyad Q. Alghamdi, Obesity Control Program, Public Health Administration, Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: riyad.q.a{at}gmail.com ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-1952

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