Reducing obesity in early childhood: Results from Romp & Chomp, an Australian community-wide intervention program

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 831-840

  De Silva Sanigorski, Andrea M ^a   Bell, A Colin ^b   Kremer, Peter ^a   Nichols, Melanie ^a   Crellin, Maree ^c   Smith, Michael ^a   Sharp, Sharon ^a   De Groot, Florentine ^a   Carpenter, Lauren ^a   Boak, Rachel ^a   Robertson, Narelle ^a   Swinburn, Boyd A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Barwon Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PLAY; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; BODY WEIGHT; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77950485525     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28826     Document Type: Article

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