Evaluation of community-based obesity interventions

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 157-166

  Moore, Laurence ^a   Gibbs, Lisa ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based obesity interventions evaluation; Complex intervention evaluation research stages; Evaluation focusing practical problems and immediate practice informing; Evaluation purpose and resources; Evaluation efficacy and effectiveness; Evaluation funding for intervention programs; Obesity evidence generation and utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885991498     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318517.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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