Loss to follow-up in a randomized controlled trial study for pediatric weight management (EPOC)
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Loss to follow-up in a randomized controlled trial study for pediatric weight management (EPOC)
BACKGROUND Attrition is a serious problem in intervention studies. The current study analyzed the attrition rate during follow-up in a randomized controlled pediatric weight management program (EPOC study) within a tertiary care setting. METHODS Five hundred twenty-three parents and their 7-13-year-old children with obesity participated in the randomized controlled intervention trial. Follow-...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0727-2