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Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention : a framework to inform decision making / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Lynn Parker, and Leslie J. Sim, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity--Prevention.
- Obesity.
- Evidence-based medicine.
- Outcome assessment (Medical care).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on Poptropica's popular Cryptids Islands, this illustrated novel follows the story of an eccentric billionaire who is promising a big reward to whoever can prove the existence of cryptids: legendary beasts like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. A quest is underway to track down the hidden creatures and the competitors will stop at nothing to find them!
- 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.
- Notes:
- "Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making, Food and Nutrition Board."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612948541
- 9780309184960
- 0309184967
- 9781282948549
- 1282948547
- 9780309149907
- 0309149908
- OCLC:
- 923282860
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