Efficacy of a weight-loss website based on positive deviance: A randomized trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 610-614

  Kraschnewski, Jennifer L ^a   Stuckey, Heather L ^a   Rovniak, Liza S ^a   Lehman, Erik B ^a   Reddy, Madhu ^b   Poger, Jennifer M ^a   Kephart, Donna K ^a   Coups, Elliot J ^c,d   Sciamanna, Christopher N ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVETOGETHER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEB BROWSER; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 81355154249     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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