The impact of school-based prevention of overweight on psychosocial well-being of children: Obesity Prevention

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 298-312

  Van Wijnen, L G C ^a   Wendel Vos, G C W ^a   Wammes, B M ^a   Bemelmans, W J E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Overweight; Psychosocial well being; Review

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 65349090019     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00549.x     Document Type: Review

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