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A Potential Treatment for HIV-Related Abdominal Obesity
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Title A Potential Treatment for HIV-Related Abdominal Obesity
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568718?src=rss
Description Could tesamorelin, a growth hormone–releasing factor, be a potential treatment for HIV-related abdominal obesity?
AIDS Clinical Care
Category Articles > HIV/AIDS
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Date Feb 17, 2008
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