A randomized trial comparing two approaches to weight loss: Differences in weight loss maintenance
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Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the weight loss maintenance randomized controlled trial.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Psychology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1359-1053,1461-7277
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312470156