Evidence-based lifestyle interventions for obesity and type 2 diabetes: The look AHEAD intensive lifestyle intervention as exemplar

American Psychologist

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 614-627

  West, Delia Smith ^a   Coulon, Sandra M ^a,b   Monroe, Courtney M ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Ralph H Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifestyle intervention; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84989332467     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0040394     Document Type: Article

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