The effect of participation in school-based nutrition education interventions on body mass index: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled community trials

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 237-243

  Silveira, Jonas Augusto Cardoso da ^a   Taddei, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo ^a   Guerra, Paulo Henrique ^b   Nobre, Moacyr Roberto Cuce ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Children; Meta analysis; Nutrition education; Randomized controlled trials; Review; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED;

EID: 84874314620     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.01.011     Document Type: Review

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