Validity of claims made in weight management research: A narrative review of dietetic articles

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Aphramor, Lucy ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET, REDUCING; DIETETICS; ENERGY INTAKE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 77954684653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-30     Document Type: Article

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