Managing obesity in primary care

Nursing Times

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 14-16

  Goldie, Christine ^a   Brown, Jenny ^b  

^a NHS Grampian ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holistic care; Obesity; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84863351774     PISSN: 09547762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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