Rationale, design, and sample characteristics of a practical randomized trial to assess a weight loss intervention for low-income women: The Weight-Wise II Program

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-103

  Samuel Hodge, Carmen D ^a   Garcia, Beverly A ^b   Johnston, Larry F ^b   Kraschnewski, Jennifer L ^c   Gustafson, Alison A ^d   Norwood, Arnita F ^a   Glasgow, Russell E ^e   Gold, Alison D ^f   Graham, John W ^b   Evenson, Kelly R ^g   Stearns, Sally C ^g   Gizlice, Ziya ^b   Keyserling, Thomas C ^h  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Hudson River Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^g IL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health departments; Low income; Mid life women; Obesity; Practical randomized trial; Translational research; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84855351525     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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