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Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration
INTRODUCTION: Little is known about how early (eg, commencing antenatally or in the first 12 months after birth) obesity prevention interventions seek to change behaviour and which components are or are not effective. This study...
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Care-seeking during fatal childhood illness in rural South Africa
Objectives: This study aimed to better understand reasons why children in South Africa die at home, including caregivers’ care-seeking experiences, decision-making, choice of treatment provider and barriers to accessing care...
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Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration
INTRODUCTION: Behavioural interventions in early life appear to show some effect in reducing childhood overweight and obesity. However, uncertainty remains regarding their overall effectiveness, and whether effectiveness differs...
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Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the UK
INTRODUCTION: Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are studies in which groups (clusters) of participants rather than the individuals themselves are randomised to trial arms. CRTs are becoming increasingly relevant for evaluating...
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Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration
INTRODUCTION: Behavioural interventions in early life appear to show some effect in reducing childhood overweight and obesity. However, uncertainty remains regarding their overall effectiveness, and whether effectiveness differs...
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Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration
INTRODUCTION: Little is known about how early (eg, commencing antenatally or in the first 12 months after birth) obesity prevention interventions seek to change behaviour and which components are or are not effective. This study...
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Care-seeking during fatal childhood illness in rural South Africa
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to better understand reasons why children in South Africa die at home, including caregivers' care-seeking experiences, decision-making, choice of treatment provider and barriers to accessing care...
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Do socioeconomic inequities arise during school-based physical activity interventions? An exploratory case study of the GoActive trial.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate socioeconomic inequities in the intervention and evaluation process of the GoActive school-based physical activity intervention and demonstrate a novel approach to evaluating intervention-related...
Published by: BMJ Open
Care-seeking during fatal childhood illness in rural South Africa
Objectives: This study aimed to better understand reasons why children in South Africa die at home, including caregivers’ care-seeking experiences, decision-making, choice of treatment provider and barriers to accessing care...
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Clinical perspectives on the identification of neurodevelopmental conditions in children and changes in referral pathways
Objective: Previous work has raised questions about the role of general practitioners (GPs) in the identification of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorders (autism) and attention deficit hyperactivity...
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