The relationship between obesity and medical utilization among women in a primary care setting

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Sansone, Randy A ^a,d   Sansone, Lori A ^b   Wiederman, Michael W ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Premier Intgd Medical Associates   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obese women; Physician contact

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0031937050     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199803)23:2<161::AID-EAT6>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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