Effectiveness of strategies for recruiting overweight and obese generation y women to a clinical weight management trial

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-240

  Griffin, Hayley J ^a   O'Connor, Helen T ^a   Rooney, Kieron B ^a   Steinbeck, Katharine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generation y; Intervention; Recruitment; Weight; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878183541     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.2.16     Document Type: Article

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