Major initiatives related to childhood obesity and physical inactivity in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 457-459

  Tremblay, Mark S ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c Active Healthy Kids Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Motor activity; Movement; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249041479     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405438     Document Type: Note

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