Impact of a primary care intervention on physician practice and patient and family behavior: keep ME Healthy---the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative.

M, Polacsek; J, Orr; L, Letourneau; V, Rogers; R, Holmberg; K, O'Rourke; C, Hannon; KA, Lombard; SL, Gortmaker

doi:10.1542/peds.2008-2780c

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Impact of a primary care intervention on physician practice and patient and family behavior: keep ME Healthy---the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative.

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Polacsek M

Orr J

Letourneau L

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the effect of a pediatric primary care-based intervention, on improved clinical decision support and family management of risk behaviors for childhood overweight.<h4>Methods</h4>An experimental field trial was conducted with 12 intervention sites in urban and rural area...

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