Weight Loss Interventions in Older Adults with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Since 2005

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 257-268

  Batsis, John A ^a,b,c,d,e   Gill, Lydia E ^c,d   Masutani, Rebecca K ^b,c   Adachi Mejia, Anna M ^b,d,e   Blunt, Heather B ^c   Bagley, Pamela J ^c   Lopez Jimenez, Francisco ^f   Bartels, Stephen J ^b,c,d,e  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^e Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

interventions; obesity; systematic review; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY MASS; LOW CALORY DIET; META ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84992496501     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14514     Document Type: Article

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