The development and description of the comparison group in the Look AHEAD trial

Clinical Trials

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-329

  Wesche Thobaben, Jacqueline Ann ^a  

^a Look AHEAD Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79960206446     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774511405858     Document Type: Review

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