Systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of weight management schemes for the under fives: a short report
Bond M, Wyatt K, Lloyd J, Welch K, Taylor R
Record ID 32009100667
English
Authors' recommendations:
Study found that, in most cases, interventions showed no statistically significant differences in body mass index and weight between the intervention and control groups, but no controlled trials addressing the issue of treating obesity in the under fives could be found, so no firm conclusion could be drawn
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1891
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Child, Preschool
- Infant
- Weight Loss
- Obesity
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO
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