Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages e65-e72 , January 2010

A telephonic coaching program has more impact when body mass index is over 35

  • James E. Rohrer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 507 255 1814; fax: +1 507 284 2586.
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  • James M. Naessens

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
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  • Juliette Liesinger

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
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  • Sidna Tulledge-Scheitel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
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  • Holly VanHouten

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States

Received 15 June 2009 ,Revised 18 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 September 2009.

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PII: S1871-403X(09)00076-3

doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.002

Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages e65-e72 , January 2010