Cost-effectiveness of a school-based obesity prevention program

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 619-624

  Wang, Li Yan ^a   Gutin, Bernard ^b   Barbeau, Paule ^c   Moore, Justin B ^d   Hanes Jr , John ^e   Johnson, Maribeth H ^c   Cavnar, Marlo ^c   Thornburg, Janet ^f   Yin, Zenong ^g  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Metro Child Care Services   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

After school program; Cost effectiveness; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 55349109278     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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