Knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical staff towards obesity management in patients with spinal cord injuries: An international survey of four western European countries

Spinal Cord

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-31

  Wong, S ^a,b,c   Van Middendorp, J ^a   Belci, M ^a   Van Nes, I ^d   Roels, E ^e   Smith, E ^f   Hirani, S P ^c   Forbes, A ^b,g  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^e Fysische Geneekunde en Revalidatie   (Belgium)

^f MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DIETITIAN; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL STAFF; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84920659251     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2014.168     Document Type: Article

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