A randomized pilot trial of a full subsidy vs. a partial subsidy for obesity treatment

Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1838-1843

  Tsai, Adam G ^a   Felton, Sue ^a   Hill, James O ^a   Atherly, Adam J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 84865629413     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.193     Document Type: Article

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