Obesity and the primary care physician

Robert F. Kushner; Louis J. Aronne

Obesity and the primary care physician

Robert F. Kushner, Louis J. Aronne

Medicine, Endocrinology Division

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Abstract

The low rates of identification and treatment of obesity are thought to be due to multiple factors including lack of reimbursement, limited time during office visits, lack of training in counseling, competing demands, or low confidence in ability to treat and change patient behaviors (28-31).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Handbook of Obesity
Subtitle of host publication	Clinical Applications, Third Edition
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	117-130
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781420051452
ISBN (Print)	9781420051445
State	Published - Jan 1 2008

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Obesity and the primary care physician

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