Community-based programming to treat childhood obesity

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-400

  Morris, Vivien ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37849185124     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-006-0012-0     Document Type: Review

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