A Survey of Binge Eating and Obesity Treatment Practices among Primary Care Providers

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 348-353

  Crow, Scott J ^a,d   Peterson, Carol B ^a   Levine, Allen S ^b   Thuras, Paul ^b   Mitchell, James E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Obesity; Primary care providers; Treatment practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BULIMIA; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842506712     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10266     Document Type: Review

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