Risk factors associated with treatment abandonment by overweight or obese children and adolescents

Objective.To evaluate the risk factors associated with treatment abandonment by overweight or obese children and adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study, conducted in 2011, at the Childhood Obesity Center, in Campina Grande, Brazil, with the records of 208 children and adolescents, between thr...

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Main Authors: Larissa Soares Mariz, Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros, Bertha Cruz Enders, Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik Vieira, Kaio Keomma Aires Silva Medeiros, Alexsandro Silva Coura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia
Series:Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072016000200018&lng=en&tlng=en