title: Obesity care strategies in primary care practices.
abstract: We evaluated pediatric obesity clinics for internal referrals developed at 5 primary care offices. Clinics developed site-specific strategies: 1 group approach and 4 clinics providing individualized care only. Clinicians reported patient/family motivation as an important referral consideration and compliance as the greatest challenge and perceive clinics to have provided some help.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Adolfo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ariza
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruch-Ross
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batey
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hines
authors.forename: Kattia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sontag
authors.forename: Karen Susan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Haverkamp
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Helen J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Binns
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011320:Primary Health Care