Screening and counseling for childhood obesity: Results from a national survey

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-342

  Sesselberg, Tracy S ^a   Klein, Jonathan D ^b   O'Connor, Karen G ^b   Johnson, Mark S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Counseling; Obesity; Pediatrics; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 77952125534     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090070     Document Type: Article

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