The CHEER study to reduce BMI in elementary school students: A school-based, parent-directed study in Framingham, Massachusetts

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-372

  Resnick, Elissa A ^a   Bishop, Marilyn ^b   O'Connell, Anne ^a   Hugo, Beverly ^a   Isern, Germinal ^a   Timm, Alison ^c   Ozonoff, Al ^c   Geller, Alan C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Framingham Public Schools   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Community health workers; Exercise; Health education; Nutrition; Obesity; School nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTING; SCHOOL NURSING;

EID: 74249120232     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840509339194     Document Type: Article

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