Underdiagnosis of obesity in adults in US outpatient settings

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-314

  Jun, Ma ^a   Xiao, Lan ^b   Stafford, Randall S ^b  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBESITY; OFFICE VISITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60549106033     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.582     Document Type: Article

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