The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 161-167 , March 2009

Barriers to Weight Loss Counseling

  • Jedediah S. Briscoe

      Affiliations

    • Jedediah Stevens Briscoe, MS, FNP, is a nurse practitioner for Promise Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Judith A. Berry

      Affiliations

    • Judith A. Berry, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, is an associate professor and co-coordinator of the family nurse practitioner program at Brigham Young University.

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 CE credit is available without charge online at www.npjournal.com or for $10 per credit hour by mail.In compliance with national ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.08.018

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 161-167 , March 2009

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