Tooty Fruity Vegie in Preschools: An obesity prevention intervention in preschools targeting children's movement skills and eating behaviours

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-119

  Adams, Jillian ^a,b   Zaskand, Avigdor ^a   Dietrich, Uta ^a  

^a North Coast Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthy eating; Motor skills; Overweight; Preschools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 69949101553     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he09112     Document Type: Article

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