The use of TeleMedicine in the treatment of paediatric obesity: Feasibility and acceptability

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Davis, Ann McGrath ^a   James, Rochelle L ^b   Boles, Richard E ^c   Goetz, Jeannine R ^d   Belmont, John ^a   Malone, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Intervention; Paediatric obesity; TeleMedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 78650161402     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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