A qualitative study of GPs' views towards obesity: are they fighting or giving up?

Objectives: Several studies indicate that general practitioners (GPs) are not taking the issue of obesity as seriously as they should. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand GPs' views about obesity and obese people and how these professionals perceive their role in the treatment of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teixeira, Filipa Valente (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro, José Luis Pais (author), Maia, Ângela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/34503
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/34503