Encouraging physical activity in pediatric asthma: A case-control study of the Wonders of Walking (WOW) program

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 909-916

  Walders Abramson, Natalie ^a,b,c   Wamboldt, Frederick S ^a   Curran Everett, Douglas ^a,d   Zhang, Lening ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Asthma; Intervention; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WALKING;

EID: 69749086211     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21077     Document Type: Article

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