As obesity epidemic escalates, need for more screening and counseling grows

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-3

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOTE; NURSING; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953116293     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181fa5451     Document Type: Note

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