Group dynamics are associated with weight loss in the behavioral treatment of obesity

Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1563-1569

  Nackers, Lisa M ^a   Dubyak, Pamela J ^a   Lu, Xiaomin ^a   Anton, Stephen D ^a   Dutton, Gareth R ^b   Perri, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937416564     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21148     Document Type: Article

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