Family Intervention for Obese/Overweight Children Using Portion Control Strategy (FOCUS) for Weight Control: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Published in Glob Pediatr Health on September 19, 2016

Authors

Josephine Ho1, Sue D Pedersen2, Heidi Virtanen3, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre1, Carol Huang1

Author Affiliations

1: Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2: C-ENDO Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
3: Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Family Intervention for Obese Children Using Portion Control Strategy for Weight Control (FOCUS) | NCT00881478

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