TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas,Paul R.
TI  - Weighing the Options: Criteria for Evaluating Weight-Management Programs
SN  - 9780309521369
AV  - RM222.2 -- .W2967 1995eb 
U1  - 613.2/5 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 The Nature and Problem of Obesity -- 3 Programs for and Approaches to Treating Obesity -- 4 Weighing the Options -- 5 Criterion 1: The Match Between Program and Consumer -- 6 Criterion 2: The Soundness and Safety of the Program -- 7 Criterion 3: Outcomes of the Program -- 8 Weighing the Options: Application of Committee's Criteria -- 9 Prevention of Obesity -- 10 Research and Policy Recommendations -- A Assessment Instruments of Relevance to Obesity Treatment -- B The Diet Readiness Test and the General Well-Being Schedule -- C Pediatric Obesity -- D Accrediting Providers of Weight-Management Services -- E Biographies of Committee Members -- Bibliography -- Index
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