Recruitment and reach in a pragmatic behavioral weight loss randomized controlled trial: implications for real-world primary care practice

Abstract Background Obesity is a major risk factor behind some of the most common problems encountered in primary care. Although effective models for obesity treatment have been developed, the ‘reach’ of these interventions is poor and only a small fraction of primary care patients receive evidence-...

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Main Authors: Christie A. Befort, Danny Kurz, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Edward F. Ellerbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01117-w