U.S. Health professionals' views on obesity care, training, and self-efficacy

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 411-418

  Bleich, Sara N ^a   Bandara, Sachini ^a   Bennett, Wendy L ^a,b   Cooper, Lisa A ^b,c   Gudzune, Kimberly A ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETITIAN; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; NURSE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL TRAINER; PHARMACIST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIST; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925375173     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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