The use of an electronic medical record to improve documentation and treatment of obesity

Family Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 274-279

  Bordowitz, Richard ^a   Morland, Kimberly ^a   Reich, Douglas ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NEW YORK; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34147155762     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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