Physical education in elementary school and body mass index: Evidence from the early childhood longitudinal study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1501-1506

  Datar, Ashlesha ^a   Sturm, Roland ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344660402     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1501     Document Type: Article

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