A meta-analytic review of the youth fit for life intervention for effects on body mass index in 5- to 12-year-old children

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-21

  Annesi, James J ^a   Marti, C Nathan ^b   Stice, Eric ^c  

^a YMCA OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Children; Intervention studies; Meta analysis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949517166     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437190903168561     Document Type: Article

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