Obesity prevention and treatment practices of U.S. obstetrician- gynecologists

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 961-968

  Power, Michael L ^a   Cogswell, Mary E ^b   Schulkin, Jay ^b  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33749371240     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000233171.20484.db     Document Type: Review

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