Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: Cluster randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7450, 2004, Pages 1237-1239

  James, Janet ^a   Thomas, Peter ^b   Cavan, David ^a   Kerr, David ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 2442700599     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38077.458438.ee     Document Type: Article

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