An evaluation of a weight-loss program incorporating E-learning for obese junior high school students

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 783-792

  Hung, Sheng Hui ^a   Hwang, Shiow Li ^b   Su, Mei Ju ^c   Lue, Shih Ho ^d   Hsu, Chien Yeh ^e   Chen, Hsiao Lien ^f   Chen, Heng Shuen ^d,f,g  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obese Chinese adolescents; Weight loss program; WEP

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; E-LEARNING; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BEFORE AND AFTER; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY MASSES; CHINESE; E - LEARNINGS; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS; OBESE CHINESE ADOLESCENTS; PHYSICAL FITNESSES; PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES; PUBLIC HEALTHS; SAMPLE POPULATIONS; WEIGHT LOSSES; WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHTLOSS; WEP;

HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TAIWAN; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROBABILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 54949100339     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0121     Document Type: Article

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