A group-randomized controlled trial for health promotion in girl scouts: Healthier troops in a SNAP (Scouting Nutrition & activity program)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rosenkranz, Richard R ^a   Behrens, Timothy K ^b   Dzewaltowski, David A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77649291799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-81     Document Type: Article

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