Is information on genetic determinants of obesity helpful or harmful for obese people? - A randomized clinical trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1553-1559

  Rief, Winfried ^a   Conradt, Matthias ^a   Dierk, Jan Michael ^a   Rauh, Elisabeth ^b   Schlumberger, Pia ^a   Hinney, Anke ^c   Hebebrand, Johannes ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Center for Behavioral Medicine   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consultation; Genetic counseling; MC4R mutation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONTROL;

AGED; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35248870599     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0353-7     Document Type: Article

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