Enrollment and Retention Challenges in Early-Phase Intervention Development Studies: The Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT)
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Enrollment and Retention Challenges in Early-Phase Intervention Development Studies: The Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT)
Recent gains in life expectancy in the United States are threatened by high rates of obesity. Substandard diets and low levels of physical activity have been identified as key determinants of overweight, obesity, and many other chronic conditions (1–3). Fundamental to preventing and treating obesity and its concomitant conditions is the adoption and maintenance of healthful dietary and physical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventing Chronic Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1545-1151
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.130040