Current approaches to obesity management in UK primary care: The counterweight programme

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-190

  Gibbs, Helen D ^a   Broom, J ^a   Brown, Jenny ^a   Laws, Rachel A ^b   Reckless, John P D ^c   Noble, Paula A ^d   Kumar, Sudhesh ^e   McCombie, E Louise ^f   Lean, Mike E J ^f   Lyons, Felicity G ^g   Frost, Gary S ^g   Quinn, Marney F ^h   Barth, Julian H ^h   Haynes, Sarah M ⁱ   Finer, Nick ⁱ   Ross, Hazel M ^j   Hole, David J ^k   Montazeri, Ali ^k  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^f GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^j ROCHE PRODUCTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Anti obesity medication; General practitioner; Obesity; Patient literature; Practice nurse; Primary care; Treatment models

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 2942541483     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00528.x     Document Type: Review

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