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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Behavioral counseling to prevent childhood obesity – study protocol of a pragmatic trial in maternity and child health care
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-12-93 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Taina Mustila, Päivi Keskinen, Riitta Luoto |
| Abstract |
Prevention is considered effective in combating the obesity epidemic. Prenatal environment may increase offspring's risk for obesity. A child starts to adopt food preferences and other behavioral habits affecting weight gain during preschool years. We report the study protocol of a pragmatic lifestyle intervention aiming at primary prevention of childhood obesity. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 229 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 223 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 9% |
| Researcher | 19 | 8% |
| Other | 48 | 21% |
| Unknown | 60 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 25 | 11% |
| Sports and Recreations | 18 | 8% |
| Psychology | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 23 | 10% |
| Unknown | 68 | 30% |