The dose of behavioral interventions to prevent and treat childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-regression

• Main Authors: William J. Heerman (Author), Meghan M. JaKa (Author), Jerica M. Berge (Author), Erika S. Trapl (Author), Evan C. Sommer (Author), Lauren R. Samuels (Author), Natalie Jackson (Author), Jacob L. Haapala (Author), Alicia S. Kunin-Batson (Author), Barbara A. Olson-Bullis (Author), Heather K. Hardin (Author), Nancy E. Sherwood (Author), Shari L. Barkin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A better understanding of the optimal "dose" of behavioral interventions to affect change in weight-related outcomes is a critical topic for childhood obesity intervention research. The objective of this review was to quantify the relationship between dose and outcome i...