Physicians have less respect for obese patients, study suggests
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
Doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings raise questions about whether negative physician attitudes about obesity could be affecting the long-term health of their heavier patients...
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