Facilitating factors and barriers to BMI screening in schools

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-330

  Stalter, Ann M ^a   Chaudry, Rosemary V ^b   Polivka, Barbara J ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; community; elementary; obesity; perceptions self efficacy; qualitative research; school nurse knowledge; screening risk identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; NURSING; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77955574474     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840510368524     Document Type: Article

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