Effects of peer influence on dietary intake and physical activity in schoolchildren

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-383

  Finnerty, Tara ^a   Reeves, Sue ^a   Dabinett, Jaqueline ^a   Jeanes, Yvonne M ^a   Vögele, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary intake; Peers; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77951239517     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009991315     Document Type: Article

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