Patient engagement and attrition in pediatric obesity clinics and programs: Results and recommendations

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue SUPPL.2, 2011, Pages

  Hampl, Sarah ^a   Paves, Heather ^b   Laubscher, Katie ^c   Eneli, Ihuoma ^d  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Seattle Children's   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Patient retention; Weight management programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052359094     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0480E     Document Type: Article

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