Preventing childhood obesity and diabetes: Is it time to move out of the school?

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2007, Pages 55-69

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Kumar, Mohan B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Diabetes; Healthy eating zone; Prevention; School based interventions

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 35948970195     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2007.00333.x     Document Type: Review

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