School-Based Obesity Prevention Intervention in Chilean Children: Effective in Controlling, but not Reducing Obesity
Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-month multicomponent obesity prevention intervention. Setting. 9 elementary schools in Santiago, Chile. Subjects. 6–8 y old low-income children (N=1474). Design. Randomized controlled study; 5 intervention/4 control schools. We trained teachers to...
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| Main Authors: | Juliana Kain, Fernando Concha, Lorena Moreno, Bárbara Leyton |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/618293 |
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