The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community weight management intervention: A randomized controlled trial of the health weight management demonstration

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-49

  Hersey, James C ^a   Khavjou, Olga ^a   Strange, Laura B ^a   Atkinson, Richard L ^b   Blair, Steven N ^c   Campbell, Susan ^d   Hobbs, Connie L ^a   Kelly, Bridget ^a   Fitzgerald, Tania M ^a   Kish Doto, Julia ^a   Koch, Matthew A ^a   Munoz, Breda ^a   Peele, Eric ^a   Stockdale, Jason ^a   Augustine, Cynthia ^a   Mitchell, Glenda ^e   Arday, David ^e   Kugler, John ^e   Dorn, Patricia ^e   Ellzy, James ^e   Julian, Regina ^e   Grissom, Joyce ^e   Britt, Marcia ^e   more..

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^e Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral interventions; Cost effectiveness analysis; Dietary behavior; High blood pressure; Obesity; Physical activity; Randomized clinical trial; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; WEB BROWSER; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84855475213     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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