Recruitment challenges and recommendations for adolescent obesity trials

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-43

  Nguyen, Binh ^b   McGregor, Kristy A ^b   O'Connor, Janice ^b   Shrewsbury, Vanessa A ^b   Lee, Anthea ^b   Steinbeck, Katharine S ^b   Hill, Andrew J ^a   Shah, Smita ^b   Kohn, Michael R ^c   Baur, Louise A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent; cost effectiveness; intervention studies; lifestyle; obesity; research subject recruitment

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84856092691     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02183.x     Document Type: Article

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