Advantages of group treatment and structured exercise in promoting short-term weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with central obesity

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 441-446

  Miller, Wendy M ^a   Franklin, Barry A ^a   Nori Janosz, Katherine E ^a   Vial, Claire ^a   Kaitner, Roseanne ^a   McCullough, Peter A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70350340522     PISSN: 15404196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/met.2008.0103     Document Type: Article

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