Factors affecting subspecialty referrals by pediatric primary care providers for children with obesity-related comorbidities

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 777-785

  Walsh, Carolyn O ^a   Milliren, Carly E ^a   Feldman, Henry A ^a   Taveras, Elsie M ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

comorbidity; health care surveys; pediatric obesity; referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD;

COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881072119     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813488647     Document Type: Article

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