The results of a 2-year randomized trial of a worksite weight management intervention

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 336-339

  Williams, Andrew E ^a   Stevens, Victor J ^b   Albright, Cheryl L ^c   Nigg, Claudio R ^c   Meenan, Richard T ^b   Vogt, Thomas M ^a  

^a Maine Medical Center Research Institute   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention Research; Randomized Trial; Weight Control; Worksite Intervention

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84899721493     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100127-ARB-29     Document Type: Article

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