Impact of compliance on weight loss and health profile in a very low energy diet program

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-52

  Wright, Graeme ^a   Dawson, Brian ^b   Jalleh, Geoffrey ^c   Law, Saskia ^a  

^a Lifechoice Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Diet therapy; Obesity; Patient compliance; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954647832     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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