The IDEFICS community-oriented intervention programme: A new model for childhood obesity prevention in Europe?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages S16-S23

  De Henauw, S ^a   Verbestel, V ^b   Marild S ^c   Barba, G ^d   Bammann, K ^e   Eiben, G ^f   Hebestreit, A ^e   Iacoviello, L ^g   Gallois, K ^e   Konstabel, K ^h   Kovacs E ⁱ   Lissner, L ^f   Maes, L ^a   Molnar D ⁱ   Moreno, L A ^j   Reisch, L ^k   Siani, A ^d   Tornaritis, M ^l   Williams, G ^m   Ahrens, W ^e   De Bourdeaudhuij, I ^b   Pigeot, I ^e   more..

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^k Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^l Research and Education Institute of Child Health   (Cyprus)

^m LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Childhood obesity; European children; Healthy lifestyle; Intervention programme; Sustainable health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COPING BEHAVIOR; CYPRUS; DIET; ESTONIA; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; SWEDEN;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954450628     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.31     Document Type: Article

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