title: The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
abstract: The effectiveness of interventions used in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity published in a recent issue of Effective Heath Care is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK. pmw7@york.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Meara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Summerbell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D005192:Family Health; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome