Long-term efficacy of dietary treatment of obesity: A systematic review of studies published between 1931 and 1999

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-119

  Ayyad, C ^a,b   Andersen, T ^a  

^a ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour modification; Diet; Group therapy; Long term follow up; Obesity; Very low calorie diet

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MEDLINE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; MEDLINE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034289881     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-789x.2000.00019.x     Document Type: Review

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