Multisite formative assessment for the pathways study to prevent obesity in American Indian schoolchildren

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Evans, Marguerite ^b   Story, Mary ^b   Davis, Sally M ^b   Metcalfe, Lauve ^b   Helitzer, Deborah L ^b   Clay, Theresa E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

American Indian children; Eating behaviors; Formative assessment methods; Formative research; Obesity prevention; Pathways; Physical activity; Schools; Social learning theory

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SOCIAL LEARNING; SUGAR INTAKE;

EID: 0032903422     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.4.767s     Document Type: Article

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