Primary care physician attitudes and practice patterns in the management of obese adults: Results from a national survey

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 214-219

  Salinas, Gregory D ^a   Glauser, Terry A ^a   Williamson, James C ^a   Rao, Goutham ^b   Abdolrasulnia, Maziar ^a  

^a CE Outcomes LLC   (United States)

^b NorthShore University Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bariatric surgery; Case vignette; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052781518     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 19419260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2011.09.2477     Document Type: Article

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