Family-based childhood obesity interventions in the UK: A systematic review of published studies

Community Practitioner

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 25-29

  Upton, Penney ^a   Taylor, Charlotte ^a   Erol, Rosie ^a   Upton, Dominic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Community; Family Based interventions; Obesity; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FAMILY HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 84900509773     PISSN: 14622815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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