Effectiveness of a school weight control program

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 51-59

  Huang, Hsiu Mei ^a   Wu, Mei Chan ^b   Chen, Kuei Hsiang ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kaohsiung Municipal San Min Elementary School   (China)

^c Department of Chest Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Elementary students; Physical fitness; School health promotion; Weight control program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77954289616     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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