Results of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) for WATCH IT: A programme for obese children and adolescents

Clinical Trials

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 755-764

  Bryant, Maria ^a   Farrin, Amanda ^a   Christie, Deborah ^b   Jebb, Susan A ^c   Cooper, Ashley R ^d   Rudolf, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 83455162661     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774511424766     Document Type: Article

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