Systematic review of reviews of intervention components associated with increased effectiveness in dietary and physical activity interventions

Colin J Greaves; Kate E Sheppard; Charles Abraham; Wendy Hardeman; Michael Roden; Philip H Evans; Peter Schwarz

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-119

Systematic review of reviews of intervention components associated with increased effectiveness in dietary and physical activity interventions

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ID	23367646
Authors	Colin J Greaves, Colin Greaves (0000-0003-4425-2691), Kate E Sheppard, Charles Abraham (0000-0002-0901-1975), Wendy Hardeman (0000-0002-6498-9407), Michael Roden (0000-0001-8200-6382), Philip H Evans, Peter Schwarz (0000-0002-0483-8594)
Year	2011
Volume	11
Issue	1
Publication date	2011-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-11-119
PMID	21333011
PMCID	PMC3048531
Language	EN
Citations received	119
References cited	47

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