Current practices of obesity pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery referral and coding for counselling by healthcare professionals

Obesity Science and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 266-271

  Petrin, Christine ^a   Kahan, Scott ^a   Turner, M ^a   Gallagher, C ^a   Dietz, W H ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery referral; CPT coding; obesity counselling; obesity pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; OBSTETRICIAN; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 85037173230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20552238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/osp4.53     Document Type: Article

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