Empathy goes a long way in weight loss discussions

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1031-1036

  Pollak, Kathryn I ^a,b   Østbye, Truls ^a   Alexander, Stewart C ^a   Gradison, Margaret ^a   Bastian, Lori A ^a   Namenek Brouwer, Rebecca J ^a   Lyna, Pauline ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; EMPATHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349023179     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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