A randomized trial comparing human e-mail counseling, computer-automated tailored counseling, and no counseling in an internet weight loss program

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1620-1625

  Tate, Deborah F ^a   Jackvony, Elizabeth H ^b   Wing, Rena R ^b,c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIETARY INTAKE; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; COUNSELING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33747173691     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.15.1620     Document Type: Article

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