The role of television in childhood obesity

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Dennison, Barbara A ^a,b   Edmunds, Lynn S ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Child overnutrition; Food and beverages; Obesity; Television

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD CARE; CURRICULUM; DIET; EATING HABIT; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION VIEWING;

EID: 50249102814     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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