Self-Monitoring in Weight Loss: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-102

  Burke, Lora E ^a   Wang, Jing ^b   Sevick, Mary Ann ^c,d  

^a Epidemiology and Clinical and Translational Science ^*  (United States)

^b GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOW CALORY DIET; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTERNET; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 78650318876     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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