Knowledge, attitudes and management skills of medical practitioners regarding weight management
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Knowledge, attitudes and management skills of medical practitioners regarding weight management
BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity have become a global problem. Health professionals are poorly prepared in weight management, which has an effect on their attitudes and management skills with regard to overweight and obese patients.Aim and setting: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and management skills of medical practitioners regarding weight management at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng Pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2071-2936,2071-2928
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1187