Fighting fit? An evaluation of health practitioner input to improve healthy living and reduce obesity for adults with learning disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-144

  Chapman, Melanie J ^a   Craven, Michael J ^a   Chadwick, Darren D ^b  

^a Manchester Learning Disability Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Healthy living; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21244445789     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629505053926     Document Type: Article

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