Primary care providers' perspectives on online weight-loss programs: A big wish list

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hwang, Kevin O ^a   Stuckey, Heather L ^b   Chen, Monica C ^a   Kraschnewski, Jennifer L ^b   Forjuoh, Samuel N ^c   Poger, Jennifer M ^b   McTigue, Kathleen M ^d   Sciamanna, Christopher N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Primary care; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84856300358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1955     Document Type: Review

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