A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue , 1999, Pages 65-68

  Vansant, Greet ^a   Hulens, M ^a   van der Borght, W ^a   Demyttenaere, K ^a   Lysens, R ^a   Muls, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary approach; Obesity; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC RATE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0033033413     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800798     Document Type: Article

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