Personality characteristics in obesity and relationship with successful weight loss

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 669-674

  Sullivan, S ^a   Cloninger, C R ^a   Przybeck, T R ^a   Klein, S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Character; Personality; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHARACTER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; TEMPERAMENT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33947597884     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803464     Document Type: Article

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