Prevention of overweight in the school arena

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 454, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Lissau, Inge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Vordingborg Kommune ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Health promotion; Overweight; Prevention; School

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33846958408     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00164.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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