Childhood obesity in Taiwan: Review of the Taiwanese literature

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-142

  Hsieh, Pei Lin ^a   FitzGerald, Mary ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Healthy eating; Healthy weight; Physical activity; Prevention strategy

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; NURSE'S ROLE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL NURSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 20944451011     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2005.00218.x     Document Type: Review

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