Open Journal of Preventive Medicine

Vol.3 No.7(2013), Paper ID 38197, 12 pages

DOI:10.4236/ojpm.2013.37058

 

Feasibility, effectiveness, and perceptions of an Internet-and incentive-based behavioral weight loss intervention for overweight and obese college freshmen: A mixed methods approach

 

Brenda M. Davy, Kerry L. Potter, Elizabeth A. Dennis Parker, Samantha Harden, Jennie L. Hill, Tanya M. Halliday, Paul A. Estabrooks

 

Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Bon Secours Health System, Porstmouth, USA
Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Research, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA; *
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA;
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, USA

 

Copyright © 2013 Brenda M. Davy, Kerry L. Potter, Elizabeth A. Dennis Parker, Samantha Harden, Jennie L. Hill, Tanya M. Halliday, Paul A. Estabrooks et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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Davy, B. , Potter, K. , Dennis Parker, E. , Harden, S. , Hill, J. , Halliday, T. and Estabrooks, P. (2013) Feasibility, effectiveness, and perceptions of an Internet-and incentive-based behavioral weight loss intervention for overweight and obese college freshmen: A mixed methods approach. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 3, 429-440. doi: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.37058.

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