A statewide strategy to battle child obesity in Delaware

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 481-490

  Chang, Debbie I ^a   Gertel Rosenberg, Allison ^a   Drayton, Vonna L ^b   Schmidt, Shana ^b   Angalet, Gwendoline B ^b  

^a Policy and Prevention   (United States)

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DELAWARE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OBESITY; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 77957292386     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0742     Document Type: Review

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