Changes in BMI and blood pressure after a school based intervention: The CHILDREN study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Angelopoulos, P D ^a   Milionis, H J ^b   Grammatikaki, E ^c   Moschonis, G ^c   Manios, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; BMI; Children; Intervention; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENTS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 66249113489     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp004     Document Type: Article

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