Documentation and diagnosis of overweight and obesity in electronic health records of adult primary care patients

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1648-1652

  Baer, Heather J ^a,b,c   Karson, Andrew S ^b,d   Soukup, Jane R ^a   Williams, Deborah H ^a   Bates, David W ^a,b,c,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884688119     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.7815     Document Type: Article

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