Optimism and obesity treatment outcomes

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-143

  Fontaine, Kevin R ^a   Cheskin, Lawrence J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032947351     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199901)55:1<141::AID-JCLP15>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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