Morbid obesity: Issues and challenges in home health

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 290-297

  Brzezinski, Susan ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORBID OBESITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43549086641     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000318945.70161.ef     Document Type: Review

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