The Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids randomized controlled trial: Efficacy of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight fathers and their children

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 436-447

  Morgan, P J ^a   Lubans, D R ^a   Callister, R ^a   Okely, A D ^b   Burrows, T L ^c   Fletcher, R ^d   Collins, C E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; fathers; intervention; men; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHY DAD HEALTHY KID PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FATHERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79952697550     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.151     Document Type: Article

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