A facility-based therapeutic group programme versus usual care for weight loss in obese patients attending a district hospital in the Cape Metropole
Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === The primary aim of this research was to compare the impact of a six-week facility-based therapeutic group (FBTG) programme with that of usual care on weight loss and reduction in BMI in obese patients with one or more risk factors for t...
Main Author: | Manning, Kathryn |
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Other Authors: | Harbron, Janetta |
Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5924 |
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