A descriptive study of weight loss maintenance: 6 and 15 year follow-up of initially overweight adults

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-125

  Sarlio Lahteenkorva S ^a   Rissanen, A ^a   Kaprio, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Health; Overweight; Weight loss maintenance; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033961611     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801094     Document Type: Article

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