Medicare's Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not the Answer

American Psychologist

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-233

  Mann, Traci ^a   Tomiyama, A Janet ^a   Westling, Erika ^a   Lew, Ann Marie ^a   Samuels, Barbra ^a   Chatman, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diets; interventions; Medicare; obesity; weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DIET THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDICARE; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249285098     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.3.220     Document Type: Article

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