Innovations to reduce television and computer time and obesity in childhood

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-284

  Gortmaker, Steven L ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPUTER; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; OBESITY; TELEVISION;

EID: 40349103638     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.3.283     Document Type: Editorial

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