Erratum: Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs (Annals of Internal Medicine (2015) 162 (501-512) DOI:10.7326/M14-2238);Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: An updated systematic review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 501-512

  Gudzune, Kimberly A ^a   Doshi, Ruchi S ^b   Mehta, Ambereen K ^c   Chaudhry, Zoobia W ^d   Jacobs, David K ^e   Vakil, Rachit M ^f   Lee, Clare J ^a   Bleich, Sara N ^g   Clark, Jeanne M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ATTENUATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CURRICULUM; DATA EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COUNSELING; DIET THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

CALORIC RESTRICTION; COUNSELING; DIET, REDUCING; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84926633977     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/L15-5097     Document Type: Erratum

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