Obesity: Responding to the global epidemic

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 510-525

  Wadden, Thomas A ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^b   Foster, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATULENCE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 0036285152     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.70.3.510     Document Type: Article

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