The effects of television viewing in Greece, and the role of the paediatrician: A familiar triangle revisited

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1057-1060

  Anastassea Vlachou, K ^a   Fryssira Kanioura, H ^b   Papathanasiou Klontza, D ^a   Xipolita Zachariadi, A ^a   Matsaniotis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Educational achievement; Obesity; Television watching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEVISION;

EID: 0029860005     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02532531     Document Type: Article

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