Literature review of nursing practice in managing obesity in primary care: Developments in the UK

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-28

  Brown, Ian ^a,c   Psarou, Aitkaterini ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield West Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Parkholme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing; Nursing practice; Nutrition; Obesity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSING; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36949037501     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01862.x     Document Type: Review

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