Outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) trial: A randomized controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight/mild obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 630-636

  McCallum, Z ^a,c   Wake, M ^a   Gerner, B ^a   Baur, L A ^b   Gibbons, K ^c   Gold, L ^d   Gunn, J ^a   Harris, C ^e   Naughton, G ^f   Riess, C ^d   Sanci, L ^a   Sheehan, J ^a   Ukoumunne, O C ^c   Waters, E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Overweight; Primary care; Randomized controlled trial; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SITTING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33947609741     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803509     Document Type: Article

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