The impact of a community-based intervention on weight, weight-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in primary school children in Victoria, Australia, according to socio-economic position

• Main Authors: Jane Jacobs (Author), Claudia Strugnell (Author), Steven Allender (Author), Liliana Orellana (Author), Kathryn Backholer (Author), Kristy A. Bolton (Author), Penny Fraser (Author), Ha Le (Author), Andrew Dwight Brown (Author), Melanie Nichols (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Approximately a quarter of Australian children are classified as overweight or obese. In high-income countries, childhood obesity follows a socio-economic gradient, with greater prevalence amongst the most socio-economically disadvantaged children. Community-based interventions (...