BMI and physical activity among at-risk sixth- and ninth-grade students, Hillsborough County, Florida, 2005-2006

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Agazzi, Heather ^a   Armstrong, Kathleen ^a   Bradley Klug, Kathy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 77954749309     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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