Barriers and facilitators to initial and continued attendance at community-based lifestyle programmes among families of overweight and obese children: a systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 183-194

  Kelleher, E ^a   Davoren, M P ^a   Harrington, J M ^a   Shiely, F ^a,b   Perry, I J ^a   McHugh, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attendance; childhood; obesity; review; treatment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY BASED LIFESTYLE; DENIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PARENT; POLICY; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 85005975946     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12478     Document Type: Review

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