The effects of nutritional-physical activity school-based intervention on fatness and fitness in preschool children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 711-718

  Eliakim, Alon ^a   Nemet, Dan ^a   Balakirski, Yonit ^a   Epstein, Yoram ^b,c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exercise; Multidisciplinary treatment; Obesity; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKINFOLD;

EID: 34447322544     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2007.20.6.711     Document Type: Article

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