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The Perceptions of Medical School Students and Faculty Toward Obesity Medicine Education: Survey and Needs Analysis

BACKGROUND: Recent trends in obesity show that over two-thirds of US adults are considered at least overweight (body mass index, BMI≥25 kg/m(2)) and of those, about one-third are categorized as obese (BMI≥30 kg/m(2)). Physicians can address the health impacts of obesity; yet research has suggested t...

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Autores principales: Metcalf, Mary, Rossie, Karen, Stokes, Katie, Tanner, Bradley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5701085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29122740
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mededu.7361