Study Designs and Analytic Strategies for Environmental and Policy Research on Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet. Recommendations from a Meeting of Experts

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Sallis, James F ^a,b   Story, Mary ^c   Lou, Deborah ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 58149347169     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.10.006     Document Type: Review

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