KidWAVE: Get Healthy Game-Promoting a More Healthful Lifestyle in Overweight Children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-212

  Wylie Rosett, Judith ^a   Isasi, Carmen ^a   Soroudi, Nafisseh ^a   Soroker, Edeet ^a   Sizemore, Cindy ^b   Groisman Perelstein, Adriana ^b   Bass, Jennifer ^b   Diamantis, Pamela ^b   Ahmed, Tahmina ^a   Gandhi, Raina ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

CHILD; DIET; GOALS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION POLICY; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 77951237076     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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