A text message based weight management intervention for overweight adults

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL2, 2014, Pages 90-97

  Donaldson, E L ^a   Fallows, S ^b   Morris, M ^b  

^a Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Services   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mobile telephone; Obesity; Quality of life; Self monitoring; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEXT MESSAGING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXT MESSAGING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84897094129     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12096     Document Type: Article

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