Open AccessA cohort study assessing the sustainable long-term effectiveness of a childhood-obesity intervention in China
Author(s) -
Zhijuan Cao,
Jing Hua,
Donglan Zhang,
Janani RajbhandariThapa,
Shumei Wang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy145
Subject(s) - medicine , childhood obesity , environmental health , term (time) , china , cohort , intervention (counseling) , obesity , cohort study , pediatrics , gerontology , geography , overweight , psychiatry , quantum mechanics , archaeology , physics
Obesity has become a global epidemic, with substantial impacts on children's health. Numerous intervention studies for the prevention of obesity in children have been conducted during the most recent decade, but very few have evaluated the long-term and sustainable effectiveness of such prevention efforts.
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