Barriers engaging families and GPs in childhood weight management strategies

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 589, 2011, Pages

  Banks, Jonathan ^a   Shield, Julian P H ^a   Sharp, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child health; Mass screening; Obesity; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONSULTATION; FAMILY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 80054087155     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X588466     Document Type: Article

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