A four week residential program for primary health care patients to control obesity and related heart risk factors: Effective application of principles of learning and lifestyle change

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue , 1999, Pages s72-s77

  Sjostrom M ^a,b,c   Karlsson, A B ^a,b   Kaati, G ^a   Yngve, A ^b   Green, L W ^d   Bygren, L O ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food habits; Health promotion; Hypertension; Nutrition; Obesity; Patient education; Physical activity; Prevention; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344731344     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600807     Document Type: Article

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