Adherence and attrition in a web-based lifestyle intervention for people with metabolic syndrome

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1248-1258

  Jahangiry, Leila ^a   Shojaeizadeh, Davoud ^b   Montazeri, Ali ^c   Najafi, Mahdi ^d   Mohammad, Kazem ^b   Yaseri, Mehdi ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adherence; Attrition; Metabolic syndrome; R controlled trial; Web based intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911483806     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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