'If Michael Owen drinks it, why can't I?' - 9 And 10 year olds' perceptions of physical activity and healthy eating

Health Education Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-181

  Gosling, Rachael ^a,b   Stanistreet, Debbi ^a   Swami, Viren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Food; Healthy eating; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPORT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 49649114819     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896908094635     Document Type: Article

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