Assessing the feasibility of a multi-program school-based intervention to promote physical activity and healthful eating in middle schools prior to wide-scale implementation

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 250-257

  Greaney, Mary ^a   Hardwick, Cary K ^a   Mezgebu, Solomon ^b   Lindsay, Ana C ^a   Roover, Michelle L ^a   Peterson, Karen E ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 34948822799     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2007.10598979     Document Type: Article

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