The maintenance of treatment effects in the long-term management of obesity

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 526-543

  Perri, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Long term treatment; Obesity; Pharmacotherapy; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001197546     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.1998.tb00172.x     Document Type: Article

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