Primary care practice addressing child overweight and obesity: A survey of primary care physicians at four clinics in southern Appalachia

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-19

  Holt, Nicole ^a   Schetzina, Karen E ^a   Dalton III, William T ^a   Tudiver, Fred ^a   Fulton Robinson, Hazel ^a   Wu, Tiejian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Appalachia; child obesity; primary care practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPALACHIAN REGION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650855027     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181fc968a     Document Type: Article

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