Trends in professional advice to lose weight among obese adults, 1994 to 2000

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 814-818

  Jackson, J Elizabeth ^a,b   Doescher, Mark P ^b   Saver, Barry G ^b   Hart, L Gary ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WWAMI Rural Health Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Obesity; Physician behavior; Socioeconomic status; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444497113     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0172.x     Document Type: Article

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