Searching for systematic reviews of the effects of social and environmental interventions: A case study of children and obesity

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-146

  Woodman, Jenny L ^a   Harden, Angela ^b   Thomas, James ^c   Brunton, Jeff ^c   Kavanagh, Josephine ^c   Stansfield, Claire ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LITERATURE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77952176650     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.006     Document Type: Article

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