Long-term Evaluation of Multi-disciplinary Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Low-income Minority Adolescents: La Rabida Children's Hospital's FitMatters Program

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-561

  Germann, Julie N ^a   Kirschenbaum, Daniel S ^a   Rich, Barry H ^a   O'Koon, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavior; Low income; Minority; Obesity; Parental involvement; Pediatrics; Psychology; Self monitoring; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEIGHT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MINORITY GROUP; MORBID OBESITY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MINORITY GROUPS; OBESITY, MORBID; POVERTY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33748534522     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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