A systematic review of interventions to improve health professionals' management of obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1213-1222

  Harvey, Emma L ^a   Glenny, A M ^a   Kirk, S F L ^b   Summerbell, C D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochrane; Effective practice; Health professionals; Management; Obesity; Organisational interventions; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033410233     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800932     Document Type: Review

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