Exercise as a vital sign: A quasi-experimental analysis of a health system intervention to collect patient-reported exercise levels

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 341-348

  Grant, Richard W ^a   Schmittdiel, Julie A ^a   Neugebauer, Romain S ^a   Uratsu, Connie S ^a   Sternfeld, Barbara ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; exercise; health IT; health services research; health systems; primary care; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF REPORT; VITAL SIGNS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84894040296     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2693-9     Document Type: Article

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