Weekend schoolyard accessibility, physical activity, and obesity: The Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG) study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 398-403

  Scott, Molly M ^a   Cohen, Deborah A ^a   Evenson, Kelly R ^b   Elder, John ^c   Catellier, Diane ^b   Ashwood, J Scott ^a   Overton, Adrian ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Built environment; Obesity; Parks; Physical activity; Schools

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247630093     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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