Correlates of physical activity in young American Indian children: Lessons learned from the wisconsin nutrition and growth study

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 394-400

  Adams, Alexandra ^a,b   Prince, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Collaborative Center for Health Equity ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; BMI; Child; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TELEVISION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77958037827     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181da41de     Document Type: Article

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