Exploring the pragmatic and explanatory study design on outcomes of systematic reviews of public health interventions: a case study on obesity prevention trials

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Sze Lin Yoong1,2, Luke Wolfenden1,2,3, Tara Clinton-McHarg3, Elizabeth Waters4, Tahna L. Pettman4, Emily Steele4, John Wiggers1,2,3 School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia Hunter New England Population Health, NSW Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia Cochrane Public Health Group, Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia Address correspondence to Sze Lin Yoong, E-mail: [e-mail]