Beliefs about the causes and solutions to obesity: A comparison of GPs and lay people

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-78

  Ogden, Jane ^a   Flanagan, Zakk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causes; GPs' beliefs; Lay beliefs; Obesity; Solutions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 40049100805     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.11.022     Document Type: Article

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