Publications

Peymane Adab, Miranda J Pallan, Emma R Lancashire, Timothy Barrett, Amanda Daley, Jonathan J Deeks, Joan L Duda, Emma Frew, Paramjit Gill, Tania L Griffin, Karla Hemming, Jayne M Parry, Raj Bhopal, Janet E Cade, Ulf Ekelund, Eleanor McGee, Sandra Passmore and KK Cheng (2015) A cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6-7 year old children: the WAVES study protocol. BMC Public Health 15: 488. Published online 2015 May 13. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1800-8

JL Clarke, MJ Pallan, ER Lancashire, P Adab, (2015) Obesity prevention in English primary schools: head teacher perspectives. Health Promotion International doi:10.1094/headpro/dav113

Clarke  J, Griffin  T, Lancashire  E, Adab  P, Parry  J, Pallan  M (2015) Parent and child perceptions of school-based obesity prevention in England: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 1224;15 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/15/1224

Frew, E J; Pallan, M; Lancashire, E; Hemming, K; Adab, P (2015) Is utility-based quality of life associated with overweight in children? Evidence from the UK WAVES randomised controlled study. BMC Pediatrics 15:211 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0526-1

Griffin TL, Pallan MJ, Clarke JL, Lancashire ER, Lyon A, Parry JM, Adab P and On behalf of the WAVES study trial investigators (2014) Process evaluation design in a cluster randomised controlled childhood obesity prevention trial: the WAVES study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11:112

Griffin TL, Clarke JL, Lancashire ER, Pallan MJ, Passmore S, Adab P (2014) Teacher experiences of delivering an obesity prevention programme (The WAVES study intervention) in a primary school setting. Health Education Journal, 74: 655-667 doi 10.1177/0017896914556907, first published on November 7, 2014

Clarke J, Fletcher B, Lancashire E, Pallan M, Adab P. (2013) The views of stakeholders on the role of the primary school in preventing childhood obesity: a qualitative systematic review. Obesity Reviews,

Canaway AG; Frew EJ, (2012) Measuring preference-based quality of life in children aged 6–7 years: a comparison of the performance of the CHU-9D and EQ-5D-Y—the WAVES Pilot Study. Qual Life Res Published online 01 February 2012 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0119-5

Pallan M, Parry J, Cheng KK, Adab P. Development of a childhood obesity prevention programme with a focus on UK South Asian communities.  Prev Med . 2013 Sep 6. doi:pii: S0091-7435(13)00317-4. 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.025.

Pallan MJ, Parry JM, Adab P. Contextual influences on the development of obesity in children: a case study of UK South Asian communities. Prev Med 54(3-4): 205–211.

Pallan MJ, Hiam LC, Duda JL, Adab P. Body image, body dissatisfaction and weight status in South Asian children: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2011; 11: 21.

Brookes, V. Birmingham healthy Eating & Active lifestyle for Children Study. Health Education Journal. Autumn 2007. p52.

Hiam L, Pallan M, Adab P. Obesity and body dissatisfaction: is there an association? Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the Faculty of Public Health, 2007.

Pallan M. Birmingham healthy eating and active lifestyle for children study. Oral presentation at the Annual Conference of the Faculty of Public Health, 2007.

Teale A, Pallan M, Adab P. Childhood obesity monitoring and prevention research. Chapter in 2006/7 Key Health Data [in press]

Mohammadpour-Ahranjani B, Pallan MJ, Rashidi A, Adab P. Contributors to childhood obesity in Iran: The views of parents and school staff. Public Health.

Pallan M, Adab P, Sitch A, Aveyard P. Are school physical activity characteristics associated with weight status in primary school children? A multilevel cross-sectional analysis of routine surveillance data. Arch Dis Child 2013 Oct 23. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303987.

Li B, Adab P, Cheng KK. Family and Neighborhood Correlates of Overweight and Obesogenic Behaviors Among Chinese Children . Int J Behav Med. 2013 Sep 21

The views of stakeholders on the role of the primary school in preventing childhood obesity: a qualitative systematic review.  Clarke J, Fletcher B, Lancashire E, Pallan M, Adab P. Obes Rev. 2013 Jul 12. doi: 10.1111/obr.12058