Effectiveness of interventions to promote healthy weight in general populations of children and adults: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-497

  Luckner, Helene ^a,b,c   Moss, John R ^a   Gericke, Christian A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864533858     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr141     Document Type: Article

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