PubMed · 2005 · 189 citations · 11 references
GPs believe that although patients want them to take responsibility for their weight problems, obesity is not within the GP's professional domain. Until more effective interventions have been developed GPs may remain unconvinced that obesity is a problem requiring their clinical expertise and may continue to resist any government pressure to accept obesity as part of their workload.
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Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes about Obesity and Its Treatment
Gary D. Foster, Thomas A. Wadden, Angela Makris et al. · Obesity Research · 2003 · 735 citations