"I like to jump on my trampoline": An analysis of drawings from 8- to 12-year-old children beginning a weight-management program

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 907-917

  Walker, Kathleen ^a   Caine Bish, Natalie ^a   Wait, Samantha ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arts based research; Behavior; Change; Children; Exercise; Overweight; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRAWING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ART; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 67649949076     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309338404     Document Type: Article

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