Attitudes and treatment practice of general practitioners towards patients with obesity in primary care
Abstract Background Obesity is one of the most common and relevant health problems in need of urgent action in Germany. General practitioners (GPs) are the initial contact and thus one of the most important starting points for the successful treatment of overweight and obesity. The aim of the study...
Main Authors: | Maria Schwenke, Melanie Luppa, Alexander Pabst, Franziska D. Welzel, Margrit Löbner, Claudia Luck-Sikorski, Anette Kersting, Matthias Blüher, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01239-1 |
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