An empowerment group visit model as treatment for obesity in developmentally delayed adults

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 345-353

  Geller, Jeffrey S ^a   Crowley, Meaghan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental delay; Empowerment; Group visit; Loneliness; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149085501     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-009-9147-7     Document Type: Article

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