Physician assistant students attitudes about obesity and obese individuals

Journal of Physician Assistant Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 37-40

  Wolf, Corri ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 79953206320     PISSN: 19419430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01367895-201021040-00005     Document Type: Article

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