Experiences and challenges in implementing complex community-based research project: The Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities project

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 12-19

  Schultz, J T ^a   Moodie, M ^b   Mavoa, H ^b   Utter, J ^c   Snowdon, W ^d   McCabe, M P ^b   Millar, L ^b   Kremer, P ^b   Swinburn, B A ^b  

^a National Food and Nutrition Centre   (Fiji)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Challenges; Interventions; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FIJI; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; QUALITY CONTROL; TONGA;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FIJI; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS; TONGA;

EID: 80054837963     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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