Epidemiology of clinical body mass index recording in an obese population in primary care: A cohort study

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-74

  Booth, Helen P ^a   Prevost, A Toby ^a   Gulliford, Martin C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body mass index; electronic health records; obesity; primary care; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874781840     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds063     Document Type: Article

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