Obesity prevention in preschool Native-American children: A pilot study using home visiting

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 606-611

  Harvey Berino, Jean ^a   Rourke, Janine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b St Regis Mohawk Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Home visiting; Native American; Obesity prevention; Parenting; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844406061     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.87     Document Type: Article

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