Screen-time Weight-loss intervention targeting children at home (SWITCH): A randomized controlled trial study protocol

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Maddison, Ralph ^a   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^a   Foley, Louise ^a   Epstein, Leonard ^b   Jiang, Yannan ^a   Tsai, Midi ^a   Dewes, Ofa ^a   Heke, Ihirangi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHILD; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 79959674205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-524     Document Type: Article

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