Obesity management: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of general practitioners in southeastern France; results of a telephone survey;La prise en charge de l'obésité: Attitudes, connaissances et pratiques des médecins généralistes en région PACA; résultats d'une enquête téléphonique

Presse Medicale

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 769-775

  Bocquier, Aurélie ^a,b   Paraponaris, Alain ^a,b,c   Gourheux, Jean Claude ^d   Lussault, Pierre Yves ^d   Basdevant, Arnaud ^e   Verger, Pierre ^a,b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d Union Régionale des Médecins Libéraux de la Région   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 21644461418     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(05)84039-4     Document Type: Article

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