Moving forward in childhood obesity treatment: A call for translational research

Health Education Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-239

  Watson, P M ^a   Dugdill, L ^b   Murphy, R ^a   Knowles, Z ^a   Cable, N T ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; complex intervention; evaluation; obesity; translational research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84875258641     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896912438313     Document Type: Article

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