title: [The current situation and challenges of the recognition systems for specialist in obesity disease and certified life-related disease educator].
abstract: The recognition systems for specialist in obesity disease and certified life-related disease educator were started in 2012. These systems are designed to cultivate medical specialists of obesity disease or metabolic syndrome. A hundred and several dozen doctors and about 30 co-medical staffs intend to take the certification examinations. It is important for the establishment of the systems to increase the specialized hospitals for obesity disease and to expand the identifiable medical checkup and health guidance in the future.
authors: Kawasaki Hospital.
authors: Tadashi
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authors: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D010820:Physicians; D013038:Specialization