Open AccessAttitudes of General Practitioner Registrars and Their Trainers Toward Obesity Prevention in Adults
Author(s) -
Lorna Aucott,
Rebecca Riddell,
William C. Smith
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of primary care and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2150-1327
pISSN - 2150-1319
DOI - 10.1177/2150131911401029
Subject(s) - medicine , specialty , obesity , family medicine , primary care , population , public health , nursing , environmental health
Obesity prevalence in developed countries is around 25% and rising. Prevention is beginning to receive attention. In the United Kingdom, general practice provides services to most of the population; on average, a patient is seen 4 times a year. Doctors' attitudes toward obesity prevention have not been well documented.
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