Thinner at Last
Steven Lamm. Simon & Schuster, $17.95 (260pp) ISBN 978-0-684-83035-3
A New York University professor details recent medications used to control obesity. (Jan.)
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Reviewed on: 01/13/1997
Genre: Nonfiction
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