Does Presenting Patients BMI Increase Documentation of Obesity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15328161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norm Clothier (Family Healthcare), M Kim Marvel (Water & Earth Technologie (United States), corresponding author), Courtney S Cruickshank (Water & Earth Technologie (United States)) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4535-4535 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Education Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3402/meo.v7i.4535 |
| PMID | 28253757 |
| OpenAlex | W2129290942 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The intervention did not significantly increase the rate of documentation of obesity in the medical chart. Several reasons for the lack of change are explored, including the difficulty of treating obesity successfully
Ambulatory · Body mass index · Chart · Documentation · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling · Listing (finance · Medical emergency · Medical record · Obesity · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |