Let's call it as it is: On results, reach, and resolution in population-based obesity trials

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e846-e847

  Wake, Melissa ^a,b,c   Lycett, Kate ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

(bias) epidemiology; BMI; Clinical trials (epidemiology); Data interpretation (statistical); Obesity; Screen time

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NOTE; OPTIMISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; (BIAS) EPIDEMIOLOGY; BMI; CLINICAL TRIALS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION (STATISTICAL); DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; SCREEN TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

(BIAS) EPIDEMIOLOGY; BMI; CLINICAL TRIALS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION (STATISTICAL); OBESITY; SCREEN TIME;

CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84907196890     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1940     Document Type: Note

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