Are overweight and obese adults with arthritis being advised to lose weight?

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-15

  Fontaine, Kevin R ^a   Haaz, Steffany ^a   Bartlett, Susan J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factor; Obesity; Surveillance survey; Weight loss advice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33846833799     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000256168.74277.15     Document Type: Article

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