Research to practice: Application of an evidencebuilding framework to a childhood obesity prevention initiative in New South Wales

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-24

  Rissel, Chris ^a   Laws, Rachel ^a   St George, Alexis ^a   Debra Hector, ^a   Milat, Andrew J ^a   Baur, Louise A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Intervention research; Obesity prevention; Research into practice; Research translation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84861110723     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he12016     Document Type: Article

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