Ados: An educational primary prevention programme for preventing excess body weight in adolescents

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages S72-S76

  Durrer, D ^a   Schutz, Y ^b  

^a EUROBESITAS Swiss   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Education; Physical activity; School programmes; Teenagers; Workshops

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT OBESITY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIETITIAN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWITZERLAND; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 57749091526     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.209     Document Type: Article

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