Evidence based case report. Helping an obese patient make informed choices

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7153, 1998, Pages 266-267

  Mulrow, Cynthia D ^a  

^a SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0032566093     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7153.266     Document Type: Article

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