A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal-level interventions at reducing socio-economic inequalities in obesity among adults

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1483-1490

  Hillier Brown, F C ^a,b   Bambra, C L ^a,b   Cairns, J M ^a,b   Kasim, A ^b   Moore, H J ^b   Summerbell, C D ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY FAT; COMMUNITY; DATA BASE; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84924002764     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.75     Document Type: Review

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