Journal article
Reducing obesity in early childhood: results from Romp and Chomp, an Australian community-wide intervention program.
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BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that community-based interventions can reduce childhood obesity in older children. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Romp and Chomp intervention in reducing obesity and promoting healthy eating and active play in children aged 0-5 y. DESIGN: Romp and Chomp was a community-wide, multisetting, multistrategy intervention conducted in Australia from 2004 to 2008. The intervention occurred in a large regional city (Geelong) with a targ...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- American journal of clinical nutrition
- Volume:
- 91
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 831-840
- Publication date:
- 2010-04-01
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- EISSN:
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1938-3207
- ISSN:
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0002-9165
- Source identifiers:
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200230
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- English
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- pubs:200230
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2010
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