Enhancing physical and social environments to reduce obesity among public housing residents: Rationale, trial design, and baseline data for the healthy families study

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-210

  Quintiliani, Lisa M ^a   DeBiasse, Michele A ^b   Branco, Jamie M ^c   Bhosrekar, Sarah Gees ^c   Rorie, Jo Anna L ^c   Bowen, Deborah J ^c,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental intervention; Family; Obesity; Public housing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIET; FAMILY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HISPANIC; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOFT DRINK; STUDY DESIGN; VEGETABLE; WALKING;

EID: 84910035489     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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