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Obesity and weight reduction in hypertension

Author

Norman M Kaplan, MD

Editor-in-Chief — Nephrology

Section Editor — Hypertension

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Section Editors

George L Bakris, MD

Editor-in-Chief — Nephrology

Section Editor — Hypertension

Professor of Medicine

The University of Chicago

F Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH

Section Editor — Obesity

Professor of Medicine

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Deputy Editors

Daniel J Sullivan, MD, MPH

Deputy Editor — Primary Care (Adult)

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

John P Forman, MD, MSc

Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate

Deputy Editor — Nephrology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Peer Reviewer

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