An after-school physical activity program for obesity prevention in children: The Medical College of Georgia FitKid Project

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-89

  Yin, Zenong ^a,d   Hanes Jr , John ^b   Moore, Justin B ^c   Humbles, Patricia ^a   Barbeau, Paule ^a   Gutin, Bernard ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

After school program; Children; Obesity; Physical activity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 13444249467     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278704273079     Document Type: Article

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