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Rotatori, Anthony T.; Fox, Robert – 1980
A study of obesity management contrasted the effectiveness for 30 moderately mentally retarded adolescents of a multicomponent behavioral weight reduction program with a more traditional, nutrition based approach. Twelve Ss each were assigned to a behavior therapy (BT) and a social nutrition (SN) group, with the remaining six Ss in a wait-list…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight
