Research around practice partnerships: An example of building partnerships to address overweight and obesity in children

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Poulsen, Anne A ^a   Bush, Robert ^a   Tirendi, Joleen ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^a   Abbott, Rebecca ^a   MacDonald, Doune ^a   Brown, Matthew A ^a   Leong, Gary M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE; MODEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 71549152235     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY09005     Document Type: Review

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