Constructs of health and environment inform child obesity prevention in American Indian communities

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 311-317

  Adams, Alexandra K ^a   Harvey, Heather ^b   Brown, David ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Windsor Essex County Health Unit   (Canada)

^c PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OBESITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 39449091687     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.71     Document Type: Article

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