Referral sources to a weight management program: Relation to outcome

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 596-603

  Binks, Martin ^a   O'Neil, Patrick Mahlen ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Obesity; Reducing; Referral and consultation; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0036046474     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.11028.x     Document Type: Article

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