Predicting childhood obesity prevention behaviors using social cognitive theory

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-203

  Sharma, Manoj ^a   Wagner, Donald I ^a   Wilkerson, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Covington Independent Public Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; TELEVISION; TIME;

BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SELF EFFICACY; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 33748768491     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CPVX-075A-L30Q-2PVM     Document Type: Article

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