The impact of regular self-weighing on weight management: A systematic literature review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  VanWormer, Jeffrey J ^a   French, Simone A ^b   Pereira, Mark A ^b   Welsh, Ericka M ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 57149141510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-54     Document Type: Review

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