A "novel" intervention: A pilot study of children's literature and healthy lifestyles

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Bravender, Terrill ^a   Russell, Alexandra ^a   Chung, Richard J ^a   Armstrong, Sarah C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's literature; Literacy; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BIBLIOTHERAPY; CHILD; DRAMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; READING;

EID: 77649140877     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1666     Document Type: Article

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