Immigrant families' perceptions on walking to school and school breakfast: A focus group study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mollie, H Mollie ^a   Lozano, Paula ^a   Liu, Lenna ^a   Busby, Katie ^b   Cole, Jen ^c   Johnston, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Seattle Public Schools   (United States)

^c Feet First   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MEAL; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 39049106476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-4-64     Document Type: Article

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