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Dr Sally Abbott and Dr Stuart Flint join Hannah Linne, Senior Editor at eClinicalMedicine, to discuss the prevalence and impact of weight bias in health care as part of eClinicalMedicine’s special collection on obesity.
Read the full articles here:
“Is it time to throw out the weighing scales?” Implicit weight bias among healthcare professionals working in bariatric surgery services and their attitude towards non-weight focused approaches - eClinicalMedicine (thelancet.com)
Effect of health-care professionals’ weight status on patient satisfaction and recalled advice: a prospective cohort study - eClinicalMedicine (thelancet.com)
Pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma - eClinicalMedicine (thelancet.com)