Knowledge of energy balance guidelines and associated clinical care practices: The U.S. National Survey of Energy Balance Related Care among Primary Care Physicians

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-33

  Pronk, Nicolaas P ^a,b   Krebs Smith, Susan M ^c   Galuska, Deborah A ^d   Liu, Benmei ^c   Kushner, Robert F ^e   Troiano, Richard P ^c   Clauser, Steven B ^c   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^c   Smith, Ashley Wilder ^c  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Energy balance; Guidelines; Knowledge; Nutrition; Physical activity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862486774     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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