Epode - a model for reducing the incidence of obesity and weight-related comorbidities

European Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-120

  Borys, J M ^a   Valdeyron, L ^a   Levy, E ^b   Vinck, J ^c   Edell, D ^d   Walter, L ^a   Ruault Du Plessis, H ^a   Harper, P ^a   Richard, P ^a   Barriguette, A ^d  

^a EPODE European Network Coordinating Team   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d EPODE International Network   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Community based interventions; Epode; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BELGIUM; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

EID: 84886630840     PISSN: 17583772     EISSN: 17583780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17925/ee.2013.09.02.116     Document Type: Article

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