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Barriers to accessing weight-loss interventions for patients with class II or III obesity in primary care: a qualitative study
Boris Zevin, Nancy Dalgarno, Mary Martin, Colleen Grady, Jacob Matusinec, Robyn Houlden, Richard Birtwhistle, Karen Smith, Rachael Morkem and David Barber
December 13, 2019 7 (4) E738-E744; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20190072
Boris Zevin
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Nancy Dalgarno
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Mary Martin
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Colleen Grady
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Jacob Matusinec
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Robyn Houlden
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Richard Birtwhistle
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Karen Smith
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
Rachael Morkem
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
David Barber
Department of Surgery (Zevin), Queen’s University; Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (Dalgarno), Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science (Dalgarno), Queen’s University; Centre for Studies in Primary Care (Martin, Grady, Matusinec, Birtwhistle, Morkem, Barber), Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University; Department of Medicine (Houlden), Queen’s University; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Smith), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.

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Barriers to accessing weight-loss interventions for patients with class II or III obesity in primary care: a qualitative study
Boris Zevin, Nancy Dalgarno, Mary Martin, Colleen Grady, Jacob Matusinec, Robyn Houlden, Richard Birtwhistle, Karen Smith, Rachael Morkem, David Barber
Oct 2019, 7 (4) E738-E744; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20190072
Barriers to accessing weight-loss interventions for patients with class II or III obesity in primary care: a qualitative study
Boris Zevin, Nancy Dalgarno, Mary Martin, Colleen Grady, Jacob Matusinec, Robyn Houlden, Richard Birtwhistle, Karen Smith, Rachael Morkem, David Barber
Oct 2019, 7 (4) E738-E744; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20190072
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