Title: Use of Preventive Health Care Services by Patients with Obesity
Abstract: Obesity ResearchVolume 7, Issue 2 p. 223-226 Free Access Use of Preventive Health Care Services by Patients with Obesity Estephan N. Zayat, Estephan N. Zayat Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and the Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.Search for more papers by this authorKevin R. Fontaine, Kevin R. Fontaine Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and the Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.Search for more papers by this authorDr. Lawrence J. Cheskin, Corresponding Author Dr. Lawrence J. Cheskin Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and the Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. FAX: (410) 558–9346.Search for more papers by this author Estephan N. Zayat, Estephan N. Zayat Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and the Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.Search for more papers by this authorKevin R. Fontaine, Kevin R. Fontaine Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and the Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.Search for more papers by this authorDr. Lawrence J. Cheskin, Corresponding Author Dr. Lawrence J. Cheskin Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; and the Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. FAX: (410) 558–9346.Search for more papers by this author First published: 06 September 2012 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00705.xCitations: 16AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1 Galbraith JK. The Afluenr Sociefy. New York: Houghton Mifflin; 1958. 2 Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Increasing prevalence of overweight among U.S. adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960–1991. JAMA. 1994: 272: 205– 11. 3 Wolf AM, Colditz GA. Social and economic effects of body weight in the United States. 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