Barriers to PA Counseling in PCP Setting

What other excuses will researchers come up with and doctors provide for not doing their jobs? We constantly hear about the time factor and...



What other excuses will researchers
come up with and doctors provide for not doing their jobs? We
constantly hear about the time factor and how doctors are not
reimbursed if they spend extra time with patients in need of physical
activity (PA) counseling. This I cannot put entirely on the doctors
as our medical insurance industry works hard to enforce time limits
on doctors. Doctors working

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