A systematic review of the effectiveness of group versus individual treatments for adult obesity

Obesity Facts

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Paul Ebhohimhen, Virginia ^a   Avenell, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group versus individual; Obesity; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIETETICS; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 62849112396     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000186144     Document Type: Review

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