Impact of weight loss on Health-Related Quality of Life

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-277

  Fontaine, Kevin R ^a,c   Barofsky, Ivan ^a   Andersen, Ross E ^a   Bartlett, Susan J ^a   Wiersema, Lori ^b   Cheskin, Lawrence J ^a   Franckowiak, Shawn C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Related quality of life; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032792583     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008835602894     Document Type: Article

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