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- Title
Childhood obesity: should primary school children be routinely screened? A systematic review and discussion of the evidence.
- Authors
Westwood, Marie; Fayter, Debra; Hartley, Suzanne; Rithalia, Amber; Butler, Gary; Glasziou, Paul; Bland, Martin; Nixon, John; Stirk, Lisa; Rudolf, Mary
- Abstract
Population monitoring has been introduced in UK primary schools in an effort to track the growing obesity epidemic. It has been argued that parents should be informed of their child's results, but is there evidence that moving from monitoring to screening would be effective? We describe what is known about the effectiveness of monitoring and screening for overweight and obesity in primary school children and highlight areas where evidence is lacking and research should be prioritised.
- Publication
Archives of disease in childhood, 2007, Vol 92, Issue 5, p416
- ISSN
1468-2044
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/adc.2006.113589