Treating obesity: A qualitative evaluation of a lifestyle intervention for weight reduction

Health Education Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 244-258

  Adolfsson, Birgitta ^a,b   Carlson, Anita ^a   Undén, Anna Lena ^a   Rössner, Stephan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Norrtulls Sjukhus   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Change process; Lifestyle intervention; Motivation; Obesity; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING HABIT; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUNGER; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036745771     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690206100306     Document Type: Article

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