The effects of school-based lifestyle interventions on body mass index and blood pressure: a multivariate multilevel meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1131-1153

  Oosterhoff, M ^a   Joore, M ^a   Ferreira, I ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity and hypertension; multivariate multilevel meta analysis; prevention; school based interventions

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHOOL BASED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84990836958     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12446     Document Type: Review

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