What is a reasonable weight loss? Patients' expectations and evaluations of obesity treatment outcomes

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-85

  Foster, Gary D ^a   Wadden, Thomas A ^a   Vogt, Renee A ^a   Brewer, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; SELF ESTEEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0031017119     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.79     Document Type: Article

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