Physicians' use of the 5As in counseling obese patients: is the quality of counseling associated with patients' motivation and intention to lose weight?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Physicians are encouraged to counsel obese patients to lose weight, but studies measuring the quality of physicians' counseling are rare. We sought to describe the quality of physicians' obesity counseling and to determine...

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Main Authors: Sherman Scott, Schlair Sheira, Gillespie Colleen, Jay Melanie, Kalet Adina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/159