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Extended and standard duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): a randomised controlled trial.

Ahern AL, Wheeler GM, Aveyard P, Boyland EJ, Halford JCG, Mander AP, Woolston J, Thomson AM, Tsiountsioura M, Cole D, Mead BR, Irvine L, Turner D, Suhrcke M, Pimpin L, Retat L, Jaccard A, Webber L, Cohn SR, Jebb SA

Lancet (London, England). Jan 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30647-5)

Experiences of a commercial weight-loss programme after primary care referral: a qualitative study.

Allen JT, Cohn SR, Ahern AL

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Apr 2015

(DOI : 10.3399/bjgp15X684409)

Weight loss referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of primary care referral to a commercial weight loss provider for 12 weeks, referral for 52 weeks, and a brief self-help intervention [ISRCTN82857232].

Ahern AL, Aveyard PN, Halford JC, Mander A, Cresswell L, Cohn SR, Suhrcke M, Marsh T, Thomson AM, Jebb SA

BMC Public Health. Jun 2014

(DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-14-620)