Feasibility of a clinic-based hypocaloric dietary intervention implemented in a school setting for obese children

Obesity Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-429

  Figueroa Colon, Reinaldo ^a   Franklin, Frank A ^a   Lee, Jeannette Y ^a   Von Almen, T Kristian ^b   Suskind, Robert M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY SERVICES; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHOOLS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0030227466     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1996.tb00250.x     Document Type: Article

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