Physical activity and nutrition in children and youth: Opportunities for performing assessments and conducting interventions

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages

  Mendlein, James M ^a   Baranowski, Tom ^b   Pratt, Michael ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0033875581     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0687     Document Type: Article

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