title: Primary care's ecologic impact on obesity.
abstract: With a costly obesity epidemic, policy makers must recognize factors that may influence obesity not only for each person, but also across communities. Increased primary care physician density on the county level is associated with decreased obesity rates. As we move to restructure the primary care workforce and engage our patients and communities in behavior change, the implications of this association merit closer investigation.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaglioti
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Petterson
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bazemore
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Martey S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dodoo
authors.forename: Xingyou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang