Trends in obesity-related counseling in primary care: 1995-2004

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-329

  McAlpine, Donna D ^a,c   Wilson, Amy R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota   (United States)

^c MMC 729 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Obesity; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34247616024     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000254575.19543.01     Document Type: Article

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