Long-term efficacy of group-based treatment for childhood obesity compared with routinely given individual counselling

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 530-533

  Kalavainen, M ^a   Korppi, M ^b   Nuutinen, O ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

childhood; long term; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT;

CHILD; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 79954450704     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.1     Document Type: Article

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