Knowledge Translation and Exchange for Obesity Prevention

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 184-191

  Armstrong, Rebecca ^a   Prosser, Lauren ^a   Dobbins, Maureen ^b   Waters, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge translation and exchange (KTE), for obesity prevention; KTE maintaining collaborative relationships among key stakeholders; KTE characteristics and obesity prevention support; KTE facilitators government, research; KTE supporting frameworks International Obesity Task Force (IOTF); Obesity prevention for Pacific Island children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886077377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318517.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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