Predictors of attrition in a large clinic-based weight-loss program

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 888-894

  Honas, Jeffery J ^a,b   Early, James L ^a,b   Frederickson, Doren D ^a   O'Brien, Megan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Christi Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Cohort studies; Dropout; Predictor; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT DROPOUTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0142125277     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.122     Document Type: Article

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