Helping patients lose weight: What works?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 20-23

  Egger, Garry ^a,b  

^a Centre for Health Promotion and Research   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 40649099151     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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