The obese child: Motivation as a tool for exercise

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-17

  McWhorter, J Wesley ^a   Wallmann, Harvey W ^a   Alpert, Patricia T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SITTING; SPORT; VERBALIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0037271089     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mph.2003.25     Document Type: Article

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