Self-perceived vs actual and desired weight and body mass index in adult ambulatory general internal medicine patients: A cross sectional study

BMC Obesity

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mueller, Kirsten G ^a   Hurt, Ryan T ^a   Abu Lebdeh, Haitham S ^a   Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diagnosis; Obesity; Overweight; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84996488948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20529538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40608-014-0026-0     Document Type: Article

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