Use of medical doctors, physical therapists, and alternative practitioners by obese adults: Does body weight dissatisfaction mediate extant associations?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-560

  von Lengerke, Thomas ^a,b   John, Jürgen ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative practitioners; Body weight dissatisfaction; Health services utilization; Medical doctors; Obesity; Physical therapists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749147881     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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