Development of an internet/population-based weight management program for the U.S. army

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-126

  Stewart, Tiffany ^a   May, Sandra ^a   Raymond Allen, H ^a   Bathalon, Gaston P ^b   Lavergne, Guy ^a   Sigrist, Lori ^b   Ryan, Donna ^a   Williamson, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AR600 9; Army; Army weight control program; Department of defense; Internet intervention; Obesity prevention; Population based approach; Soldiers; Weight management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956157841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680800200117     Document Type: Article

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