Evaluation of a School-based Teen Obesity Prevention Minimal Intervention

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-174

  Abood, Doris A ^a   Black, David R ^b   Coster, Daniel C ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

minimal intervention; nutrition education; school based; teen obesity prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 42949094773     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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