Counseling overweight patients: Analysis of preventive encounters in primary care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 486-492

  Sonntag, U ^a   Henkel, J ^a   Renneberg, B ^b   Bockelbrink, A ^a   Braun, V ^a   Heintze, C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Counseling; Guideline adherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BERLIN; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; OFFICE VISITS; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78649424855     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq060     Document Type: Article

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