A multicenter evaluation of a proprietary weight loss program for the treatment of marked obesity: A five-year follow-up

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-212

  Wadden, Thomas A ^a,c   Frey, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Consumer Research Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Long term weight loss; Obesity; Very low calorie diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030853827     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199709)22:2<203::AID-EAT13>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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