Influence of body weight on patients' satisfaction with ambulatory care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-159

  Wee, Christina C ^a   Phillips, Russell S ^a   Cook, E Francis ^a   Haas, Jennifer S ^a   Puopolo, Ann Louise ^a   Brennan, Troyen A ^a   Burstin, Helen R ^a  

^a Division of General Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; BOSTON; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036271854     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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