Obesity treatment in disadvantaged population groups: Where do we stand and what can we do?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-75

  Harvey, Jean R ^a   Ogden, Doris E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Hand held; Health disparities; Incentives; Obesity treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNIC GROUP; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEALTH PROMOTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84921997166     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.05.015     Document Type: Review

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