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Title Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention [electronic resource] : a framework to inform decision making / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Lynn Parker, and Leslie J. Sim, editors.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.

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Description xiii, 322 p.
Note "Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making, Food and Nutrition Board."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Obesity prevention strategies in concept and practice -- Rationale for and overview of the L.E.A.D. framework -- Defining the problem : the importance of taking a systems perspective -- Specifying questions and locating evidence : an expanded view -- Evaluating evidence -- Assembling evidence and informing decisions -- Opportunities to generate evidence -- Next steps.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Obesity -- Prevention.
Evidence-based medicine.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945-
Parker, Lynn.
Sim, Leslie J.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780309149891 (pbk.)
9780309149907 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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