Changing the school environment to increase physical activity in children

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1849-1853

  Lanningham Foster, Lorraine ^a   Foster, Randal C ^a   McCrady, Shelly K ^a   Manohar, Chinmay U ^a   Jensen, Teresa B ^a   Mitre, Naim G ^a   Hill, James O ^b   Levine, James A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEASON;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERMISSIVENESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SEASONS;

EID: 48749109255     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.282     Document Type: Article

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