Using telehealth to increase participation in weight maintenance programs

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3067-3077

  Haugen, Heather A ^a,b   Tran, Zung V ^a   Wyatt, Holly R ^a   Barry, Mary J ^a   Hill, James O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Monitoring; Weight management program; Weight regain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 39149118911     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.365     Document Type: Article

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