Family-based behavioural treatment of childhood obesity in a UK national health service setting: Randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-26

  Croker, H ^a   Viner, R M ^b   Nicholls, D ^c   Haroun, D ^b   Chadwick, P ^a   Edwards, C ^a   Wells, J C K ^b   Wardle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavioural treatment; paediatric obesity; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY BASED BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT; FAMILY THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAITING LISTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84855658152     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.182     Document Type: Article

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