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The influence of physician acknowledgment of patients' weight status on patient perceptions of overweight and obesity in the United States.

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Abstract
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Physician counseling is effective in promoting healthy behavior. We evaluated whether patient reports of physician acknowledgment of overweight patients' weight status are associated with the patients' perceptions of their own weight and desire to lose weight.

Year of Publication
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2011
Journal
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Archives of internal medicine
Volume
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171
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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316-21
Date Published
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2011
ISSN Number
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0003-9926
URL
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.549
DOI
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10.1001/archinternmed.2010.549
Short Title
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Arch Intern Med
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