Open AccessObesity: gaining recognition in primary care
Author(s) -
Haslam David W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
trends in urology, gynaecology & sexual health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1931-2288
pISSN - 1362-5306
DOI - 10.1002/tre.4
Subject(s) - primary care , obesity , medicine , disease , global positioning system , gerontology , nursing , family medicine , computer science , pathology , telecommunications
With obesity now recognised as a disease in its own right, primary care has a vital role to play in prevention and management. David Haslam argues that more resources are required to empower GPs to target those individuals who are at greatest risk of associated diseases. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Interface Ltd