Removing the bedroom television set: A possible method for decreasing television viewing time in overweight and obese adults

Behavior Modification

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 290-298

  Jones, Katherine E ^a   Otten, Jennifer J ^a   Johnson, Rachel K ^a   Harvey Berino, Jean R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Bedroom; Obesity; Overweight; Sleep; Television

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; TELEVISION; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953733251     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445510370994     Document Type: Article

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