Using the school environment to promote physical activity and healthy eating

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages

  Wechsler, Howell ^a   Devereaux, Randolph S ^a   Davis, Margarett ^a   Collins, Janet ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Environment; Physical activity; School

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

EID: 0033900972     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0649     Document Type: Article

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