Obesity and health-related quality of life: Results from a weight loss trial

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1207, 2004, Pages

  Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^a   Bennett, Derrick ^a   Lin, Ray ^a   Hackett, Maree ^a   Jull, Andrew ^a   Rodgers, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 16644378774     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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