Understanding academic clinicians' varying attitudes toward the treatment of childhood obesity in Canada: A descriptive qualitative approach

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1012-1019

  Bailey, Karen ^a,b,c   Pemberton, Julia ^a   Frankfurter, Claudia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Canada; Obesity; Pediatric; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANADA; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CANADA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84877991690     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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