Randomised controlled trials in overweight children: Practicalities and realities

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-85

  Warren, Janet M ^a,e   Golley, Rebecca K ^b   Collins, Clare E ^a   Okely, Anthony D ^c   Jones, Rachel A ^c   Morgan, Philip J ^a   Perry, Rebecca A ^b   Baur, Louise A ^d   Steele, Julie R ^c   Magarey, Anthea M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Intervention; Multi site; Obesity; Overweight; Randomised controlled trial; Study; Treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FAMILY INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTING EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 34250685714     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160601133671     Document Type: Article

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