Harrington, Deirdre M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0278-6812
Davies, Melanie J.
Bodicoat, Danielle H.
Charles, Joanna M.
Chudasama, Yogini V.
Gorely, Trish
Khunti, Kamlesh
Plekhanova, Tatiana
Rowlands, Alex V.
Sherar, Lauren B.
Tudor Edwards, Rhiannon
Yates, Thomas
Edwardson, Charlotte L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Public Health Research Programme (13/90/30)
Article History
Received: 3 January 2018
Accepted: 14 March 2018
First Online: 25 April 2018
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