Dutch obesity intervention in teenagers: Effectiveness of a school-based program on body composition and behavior

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-317

  Singh, Amika S ^a,b   Chin A Paw, Marijke J M ^a,b   Brug, Johannes ^b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a  

^a Department of Public and Occupational Health ^*  (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64349086822     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.2     Document Type: Article

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