Weight Management Using the Internet. A Randomized Controlled Trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Hunter, Christine M ^a   Peterson, Alan L ^b,c   Alvarez, Lisa M ^c,g   Poston, Walker C ^d   Brundige, Antoinette R ^c,g   Haddock, C Keith ^d   Van Brunt, David L ^e,f   Foreyt, John P ^g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILITARY MEDICINE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OBESITY; TEXAS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 38049060297     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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