A community pharmacy weight management programme: An evaluation of effectiveness

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Morrison, David ^a   McLoone, Philip ^a   Brosnahan, Naomi ^b   McCombie, Louise ^b   Smith, Andrea ^c   Gordon, Janie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b C/o Brodies LLP ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Lynebank Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Counterweight; Obesity; Pharmacy; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHARMACY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875354695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-282     Document Type: Article

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