An economic analysis of traditional and technology-based approaches to weight loss

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-182

  Archer, Edward ^a   Groessl, Erik J ^c   Sui, Xuemei ^a   McClain, Amanda C ^d   Wilcox, Sara ^a   Hand, Gregory A ^a   Meriwether, Rebecca A ^a,b   Blair, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84864149978     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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