Healthy school as an ecological model for prevention of childhood obesity

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-61

  Lee, Albert ^a   Ho, Mandy ^a   Keung, Vera ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Ecological model; Healthy school; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77951250746     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620903423825     Document Type: Article

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