Center-size as a predictor of weight-loss outcome in multicenter trials including a low-calorie diet

Obesity

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2160-2164

  Gasteyger, Christoph ^a   Christensen, Robin ^b   Larsen, Thomas M ^a   Vercruysse, Frank ^c   Toubro, Soren ^d   Astrup, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

^d University Park 2 Roskilde   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 78049320737     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.118     Document Type: Article

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