A pilot walking school bus program to prevent obesity in hispanic elementary school children: Role of physician involvement with the school community

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 989-991

  Kong, Alberta S ^a   Burks, Nichole ^a   Conklin, Cristina ^a   Roldan, Carlos ^a   Skipper, Betty ^a   Scott, Susan ^a   Sussman, Andrew L ^a   Leggott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW MEXICO; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77956815108     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810370364     Document Type: Article

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