Morality and accountability in a commercial weight management group

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1040-1050

  Mycroft, Hazel ^a,b  

^a City Practice ^*  (Czech Republic)

^b City Practice   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Accountability; Food; Morality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MORALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MORALS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 54949149197     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308097969     Document Type: Article

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