Lifestyle intervention using an internet-based curriculum with cell phone reminders for obese Chinese teens: A randomized controlled study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Abraham, Anisha A ^a   Chow, Wing Chi ^a   So, Hung Kwan ^a   Yip, Benjamin Hon Kei ^a   Li, Albert M ^a   Kumta, Shekhar M ^a   Woo, Jean ^a   Chan, Suk Mei ^a   Lau, Esther Yuet Ying ^b   Nelson, E Anthony S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; CHILD; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK REDUCTION; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84929072887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125673     Document Type: Article

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