Attitudes of General Practitioner Registrars and Their Trainers Toward Obesity Prevention in Adults

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-186

  Aucott, Lorna Sharman ^a   Riddell, Rebecca E ^a   Smith, W Cairns S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitudes; general practice; obesity; prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990385209     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911401029     Document Type: Article

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