Managing severe obesity: understanding and improving treatment adherence in bariatric surgery

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1092-1103

  Hood, Megan M ^a   Corsica, Joyce ^a   Bradley, Lauren ^a   Wilson, Rebecca ^a   Chirinos, Diana A ^a   Vivo, Amanda ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Bariatric surgery; Diet; Obesity; Self management; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84979255627     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9772-4     Document Type: Article

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