Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice.

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Published in N Engl J Med on November 15, 2011

Authors

Lawrence J Appel1, Jeanne M Clark, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Nae-Yuh Wang, Janelle W Coughlin, Gail Daumit, Edgar R Miller, Arlene Dalcin, Gerald J Jerome, Steven Geller, Gary Noronha, Thomas Pozefsky, Jeanne Charleston, Jeffrey B Reynolds, Nowella Durkin, Richard R Rubin, Thomas A Louis, Frederick L Brancati

Author Affiliations

1: Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. lappel@jhmi.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluating Weight Loss Programs for Obese People at Risk for Heart Disease (The POWER Study) (POWER) | NCT00783315

Efficacy of a Smart Management Strategy for Health (SMASH) Program for Overcoming Cancer Crisis and Growing Positively | NCT02650661

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