Canadian Physicians' Use of Antiobesity Drugs and Their Referral Patterns to Weight Management Programs or Providers: The SOCCER Study

• Main Authors: R. S. Padwal (Author), S. Damjanovic (Author), K. M. Schulze (Author), R. Z. Lewanczuk (Author), D. C. W. Lau (Author), A. M. Sharma (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Antiobesity pharmacotherapy and programs/providers that possess weight management expertise are not commonly used by physicians. The underlying reasons for this are not known. We performed a cross-sectional study in 33 Canadian medical practices (36 physicians) examining 1788 overweight/obese adult...