Regular self-weighing to promote weight maintenance after intentional weight loss: A quasi-randomized controlled trial

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-267

  Madigan, Claire D ^a   Aveyard, Paul ^b   Jolly, Kate ^a   Denley, John ^c   Lewis, Amanda ^c   Daley, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS South Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviour change; obesity; self weighing; weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84901975595     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt061     Document Type: Article

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