A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Australian General Practitioners' Identification of Overweight and Obese Patients

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2013

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Yoong, Sze Lin
Carey, Mariko L.
Sanson-Fisher, Robert W.
D'Este, Catherine
Mackenzie, L
Boyes, Allison

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Springer

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BACKGROUND: Overweight and obese patients attempt weight loss when advised to do so by their physicians; however, only a small proportion of these patients report receiving such advice. One reason may be that physicians do not identify their overweight an

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Journal of General Internal Medicine

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2037-12-31