The treatment of obesity: What's new, what's recommended

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 483-493

  Sarwer, David B ^a   Wadden, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033123129     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.483     Document Type: Review

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