Systematic review of the effectiveness of weight management schemes for the under fives

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-253

  Bond, M ^a   Wyatt, K ^a   Lloyd, J ^a   Taylor, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Systematic review; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79952787282     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Review

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