Physician weight loss advice and patient weight loss behavior change: A literature review and meta-analysis of survey data

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-128

  Rose, S A ^a,b   Poynter, P S ^a   Anderson, J W ^a   Noar, S M ^c   Conigliaro, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

counseling; documentation; meta analysis; patient behavior; physician

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; COUNSELING; EFFECT SIZE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

COUNSELING; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84872110002     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.24     Document Type: Review

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