The Case For Randomized Clinical Trials on the Treatment of Obesity

Obesity Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2 S, 1995, Pages 299s-306s

  Stern, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trials; energy balance; morbidity; mortality; weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0029366068     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: 15508528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1995.tb00477.x     Document Type: Article

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