Clinical efficacy of group-based treatment for childhood obesity compared with routinely given individual counseling

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1500-1508

  Kalavainen, M P ^a   Korppi, M O ^a,b   Nuutinen, O M ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Childhood; Counseling; Group treatment; Randomized; Weight for height

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COUNSELING; DIET, REDUCING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748816221     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803628     Document Type: Article

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