Journal article
Brief interventions for obesity when patients are asked to pay for weight loss treatment: an observational study in primary care with an embedded randomised trial
- Abstract:
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Background A brief intervention whereby GPs opportunistically facilitate an NHS-funded referral to a weight loss programme is clinically and cost-effective.
Aim To test the acceptability of a brief intervention and attendance at a weight loss programme when GPs facilitate a referral that requires patients to pay for the service.
Design and setting An observational study of the effect of a GP encouraging attendance at a weig...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners Publisher's website
- Journal:
- British Journal of General Practice Journal website
- Volume:
- 70
- Issue:
- 694
- Pages:
- e348-e355
- Publication date:
- 2020-02-25
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-11-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1478-5242
- ISSN:
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0960-1643
- Pmid:
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32094219
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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1094719
- Local pid:
- pubs:1094719
- Deposit date:
- 2020-05-04
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- Copyright holder:
- British Journal of General Practice
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © British Journal of General Practice 2020
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from the Royal College of General Practitioners at https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20x708797
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