The development and evaluation of lighten up, an Australian community- based weight management program

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-11

  Harvey, Philip W J ^a   Steele, Jackie ^b   Bruggemann, Judith N ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031722765     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.1.8     Document Type: Review

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