Randomised controlled trial adapting US school obesity prevention to England

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-473

  Kipping, R R ^a   Payne, C ^b   Lawlor, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45549108973     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.116970     Document Type: Article

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