Engaging and mobilizing community members to prevent obesity among adolescents

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Thompson Reid, Patricia E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70149103436     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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