Effect of internet support on the long-term maintenance of weight loss

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 320-329

  Harvey Berino, Jean ^a   Pintauro, Stephen ^a   Buzzell, Paul ^a   Gold, Elizabeth Casey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactive television; Internet; Obesity treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 4644243613     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.40     Document Type: Article

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