Prevalence of elevated body mass index and blood pressure in a rural school-aged population: Implications for school nurses

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 145-149

  King, Carol Ann ^a   Meadows, Beth Bender ^a   Engelke, Martha Keehner ^b   Swanson, Melvin ^b  

^a Jones County Health Department   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33645049040     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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