Negative perception of obese people is not just limited to the general public after a new study published in the journal PLoS One revealed that doctors too were negatively biased against obese patients, even if they themselves were overweight. The study, led by Janice Sabin of University of Washington, collected the responses of more than 2,200 doctors who were part of a larger sample of 360,000 participants. They were asked to take a computer test in which two types ...Saturday, 10 November 2012
Doctors may be Negatively Biased Against Obese Patients
Negative perception of obese people is not just limited to the general public after a new study published in the journal PLoS One revealed that doctors too were negatively biased against obese patients, even if they themselves were overweight. The study, led by Janice Sabin of University of Washington, collected the responses of more than 2,200 doctors who were part of a larger sample of 360,000 participants. They were asked to take a computer test in which two types ...
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