Evaluation of the ‘Mealtime Magic’ brief leaflet-based intervention in general practice

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-179

  Inglis, Nadia Jane ^a   Docherty, Andrea ^b   Pryke, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b North Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Winyates Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviour; brief intervention; childhood obesity; general practice; healthy eating; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011462965     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423609990326     Document Type: Article

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