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Publication Date: 1988
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Three-Year Follow-Up of the Treatment of Obesity by Very Low Calorie Diet, Behavior Therapy, and Their Combination.
Wadden, Thomas A.; And Others
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v56 n6 p925-28 Dec 1988
Treated obesity by very low calorie diet, behavior therapy, and combination. Mean weight loss for three conditions was 14.09, 14.26, and 19.25 kilograms, respectively. Three years later, and correcting for additional therapy in interim, mean weight losses for 45 of original 50 subjects declined to 2.20, 3.54, and 5.11 kilograms, respectively. Differences between treatments were not significant. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Followup Studies, Obesity, Outcomes of Treatment
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Language: English
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