How useful are systematic reviews of child obesity interventions?

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Wolfenden, L ^a,b   Wiggers, J ^a,b   Tursan D'Espaignet, E ^a,b   Bell, A C ^a,b  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

CHILD OBESITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 75149141787     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00637.x     Document Type: Review

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