The effects of a telephone-based intervention on weight loss

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^a,b   Jeffery, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Minimal Contact; Obesity; Weight Loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031013454     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-11.3.177     Document Type: Article

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