Assessing the value of weight loss among primary care patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1206-1211

  Wee, Christina C ^a,b   Hamel, Mary B ^a   Davis, Roger B ^a   Phillips, Russell S ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Quality of life; Standard gamble; Utilities; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 11144301871     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.40063.x     Document Type: Review

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