Healthcare professional bias against the obese: How do we know if we have a problem?

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-370

  Vallis, T Michael ^a,b   Currie, Barbara ^a   Lawlor, Dianna ^a   Ransom, Tomas ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare professionals; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPLICIT ATTITUDE TEST; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 37549036255     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-2671(07)14008-9     Document Type: Article

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