Assessing Stages of Readiness to Lose Weight among Overweight and Obese Adolescents using Trans-Theoretical Model
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Analysis of Weight Control among Overweight and Obese Iranian Adolescents: Application of the Trans-theoretical Model
Background The world-wide prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has reached an alarming level and become a major health problem in today’s world. The aim of this study was to identify the stages and processes of change as well as their relationship with weight controlbased on a Trans- theoretical Model (TTM) in overweight and obese Iranian adolescents. Materials an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity & Control Therapies: Open Access
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2374-8354
DOI: 10.15226/2374-8354/4/1/00130