Effective UK weight management services for adults

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 96-102

  McCombie, L ^a   Lean, M E J ^b   Haslam, D ^c  

^a Counterweight Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Obesity; Weight loss; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNTERWEIGHT PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLASGOW AND CLYDE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET BASED DELIVERY; INTERVENTION STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIMMING WORLD; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84875928889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-8111.2012.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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