The BestFIT trial: A SMART approach to developing individualized weight loss treatments

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 209-216

  Sherwood, Nancy E ^a   Butryn, Meghan L ^b   Forman, Evan M ^b   Almirall, Daniel ^c   Seburg, Elisabeth M ^a   Lauren Crain, A ^a   Kunin Batson, Alicia S ^a   Hayes, Marcia G ^a   Levy, Rona L ^d   Jeffery, Robert W ^e  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Obesity; Treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SELF CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SELF-CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84961327696     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.01.011     Document Type: Article

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