Two-year follow-up of the 'Families for Health' programme for the treatment of childhood obesity

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-236

  Robertson, W ^a   Thorogood, M ^a   Inglis, N ^a   Grainger, C ^b   Stewart Brown, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b West Orchard House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Family based intervention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856544695     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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