A qualitative study of GPs' views towards obesity: Are they fighting or giving up?

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 218-225

  Teixeira, F V ^a   Pais Ribeiro, J L ^a   Maia, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; General practitioners; Obesity; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PORTUGAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84925241851     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.01.004     Document Type: Article

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