A systematic review of reviews: exploring the relationship between obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 273-289

  Kolotkin, R L ^a,b,c,d,e   Andersen, J R ^c,d  

^a Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d Førde Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^e VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Obesity; quality of life; weight loss; weight management

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FITNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 85048655397     PISSN: 17588103     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cob.12203     Document Type: Review

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