Why should obesity be managed? The obese individual’s perspective

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue , 1999, Pages S3-S6

  Evans, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Slimming Magazine Clubs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management; Obesity; Weight loss; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETITIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NURSE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033048546     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800912     Document Type: Article

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