JPEN Journal Club 45. Cluster Randomization

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen-UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Sylmar and Los Angeles, California, USA.

Comment

Ronald L Koretz. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;43(7):941-943.

doi: 10.1002/jpen.1598. Epub 2019 Apr 22.

¹ Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen-UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Sylmar and Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Comment on

Effect of a Multidimensional Physical Activity Intervention on Body Mass Index, Skinfolds and Fitness in South African Children: Results from a Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial.
Müller I, Schindler C, Adams L, Endes K, Gall S, Gerber M, Htun NSN, Nqweniso S, Joubert N, Probst-Hensch N, du Randt R, Seelig H, Smith D, Steinmann P, Utzinger J, Yap P, Walter C, Pühse U. Müller I, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jan 15;16(2):232. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16020232. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019. PMID: 30650624 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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