"Greenlight study ": A controlled trial of low-literacy, early childhood obesity prevention

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Sanders, Lee M ^a   Perrin, Eliana M ^b   Yin, H Shonna ^c   Bronaugh, Andrea ^d   Rothman, Russell L ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Health literacy; Injury prevention; Obesity prevention; Primary care; Resident education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CURRICULUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EARLY CHILDHOOD; HEALTH LITERACY; INJURY PREVENTION; OBESITY PREVENTION; PRIMARY CARE; RESIDENT EDUCATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAMPHLETS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84901843919     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3867     Document Type: Article

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