Formative research in a school-based obesity prevention program for Native American school children (Pathways)

Health Education Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-265

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Evans, Marguerite ^b   Helitzer, Deborah ^c   Anliker, Jean ^d   Story, Mary ^e   Metcalfe, Lauve ^f   Davis, Sally ^g   Cloud, Patty Iron ^h  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^h Youth and Family Services Center Based Head Start   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031746921     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/13.2.251     Document Type: Article

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