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Addressing childhood obesity in low-income, ethnically diverse families: outcomes and peer effects of MEND 7-13 when delivered at scale in US communities

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OBJECTIVES:Implementation of a large-scale, child weight management program in low-income, ethnically diverse communities provided an important opportunity to evaluate its effectiveness under service level conditions (i.e. provision as a primary care child weight management service). METHODS:MEND 7-13 is a community-based, multi-component, childhood obesity intervention designed to improve dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviors. It comprises twice weekly sessions for 10 consecutiv...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1038/s41366-018-0158-2

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Social Sciences Division
Department:
Divisional Administration
Sub department:
Oxford Martin School
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Unknown
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Publisher:
Springer Nature
Journal:
International Journal of Obesity More from this journal
Volume:
43
Issue:
1
Pages:
91-102
Publication date:
2018-08-03
Acceptance date:
2018-06-15
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EISSN:
1476-5497
ISSN:
0307-0565
Pmid:
30076372
Language:
English
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uuid:d1e3373e-6538-4ef3-ac3f-0fb760aa1e37
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1050437
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2019-10-31

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