The treatment and prevention of obesity: A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 715-737

  Glenny, A M ^a   O'Meara, S ^a   Melville, A ^a   Sheldon, T A ^a   Wilson, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obesity; Prevention; Randomised controlled trials; Review; Weight loss; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; FEMOXETINE; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; MAZINDOL; PHENTERMINE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

AMNESIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY FAT; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORBID OBESITY; NAUSEA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH BYPASS; SWEATING; THIRST; TREMOR; VERTIGO; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030853809     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800495     Document Type: Review

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