Barriers to increasing physical activity and limiting small screen recreation among obese children

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Puglisi, Lauren M ^a   Okely, Anthony D ^a   Pearson, Phillip ^a   Vialle, Wilma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Child; Overweight; Physical and sedentary activities; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECREATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 74449093993     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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