Are primary care physicians ill equipped to evaluate and treat childhood physical inactivity?

Objective To investigate primary care physician clinical practice patterns, barriers, and education surrounding pediatric physical activity (PA), and to compare practice patterns by discipline.Study design Cross-sectional studyMethods 4500 randomly selected pediatricians, family practice, and sports medicine physicians in the United States were surveyed (11% response rate). Main outcome measures were questionnaire answers on clinical effort,...