Comparison of body perceptions between obese primary care patients and physicians: Implications for practice

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-81

  Pulvers, Kim M ^a   Kaur, Harsohena ^b   Nollen, Nicole L ^c   Greiner, K Allen ^c   Befort, Christie A ^c   Hall, Sandra ^c   Born, Wendi ^d   Fitzgibbon, Marian L ^e   Ahluwalia, Jasjit S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d BAKER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Men's health; Obesity; Primary care; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 50249102142     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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