Evaluation of a weight management program for veterans

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Littman, Alyson J ^a,b   Boyko, Edward J ^a,b   McDonell, Mary B ^c   Fihn, Stephan D ^b,c  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Office of Analytics and Business Intelligence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84864837816     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110267     Document Type: Article

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