Weight management in primary care: How can it be made more effective?

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-103

  Maryon Davis, Alan ^a,b  

^a Southwark Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obesity; Primary care; Weight management

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DIETITIAN; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP THERAPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LEISURE; MANPOWER PLANNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER; SOCIAL CARE;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 18844430893     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2004414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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