Development and pilot testing a social cognitive theory-based intervention to prevent childhood obesity among elementary students in rural kentucky

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-70

  Canavera, Megan ^a   Sharma, Manoj ^a   Murnan, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RURAL POPULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COGNITION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65349150612     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.29.1.e     Document Type: Article

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