State School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Environments and Youth Obesity

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Nanney, Marilyn S ^a   Nelson, Toben ^b   Wall, Melanie ^b   Haddad, Tarek ^b   Kubik, Martha ^c   Laska, Melissa Nelson ^b   Story, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; SCHOOLS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049125309     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.031     Document Type: Article

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