Feasibility of internet-delivered weight loss interventions among rural women ages 50-69

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Pullen, Carol H ^a   Hageman, Patricia A ^b   Boeckner, Linda ^c   Walker, Susan Noble ^a   Oberdorfer, Maureen K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy eating; Internet; Physical activity; Rural; Weight loss intervention; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 59349119421     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200831030-00006     Document Type: Article

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