A cross-sectional study assessing the self-reported weight loss strategies used by adult Australian general practice patients

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b   Carey, Mariko Leanne ^a,b   Sanson Fisher, Robert William ^a,b   Deste, Catherine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; General practice; Obesity; Primary health care; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84861566833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-48     Document Type: Article

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