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Physician Body Mass Index and Bias Toward Obesity Documentation Patterns

Andrew C. Berry, Nicholas A. Berry, Travis S. Myers, Joseph Reznicek and Bruce B. Berry
Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 66-71;

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