Economic evaluation of a community-based obesity prevention program in children: The APPLE project

Obesity

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-136

  McAuley, Kirsten A ^a   Taylor, Rachael W ^a   Farmer, Victoria L ^a   Hansen, Paul ^a   Williams, Sheila M ^a   Booker, Chris S ^a   Mann, Jim I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 74149093648     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.148     Document Type: Article

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