A randomized controlled trial of culturally tailored dance and reducing screen time to prevent weight gain in low-income African American girls: Stanford GEMS

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 995-1004

  Robinson, Thomas N ^a   Matheson, Donna M ^a   Kraemer, Helena C ^a   Wilson, Darrell M ^a   Obarzanek, Eva ^b   Thompson, Nikko S ^a,c   Alhassan, Sofiya ^a,d   Spencer, Tirzah R ^a,e   Haydel, K Farish ^a   Fujimoto, Michelle ^a   Varady, Ann ^a   Killen, Joel D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Unification of Cultural Arts   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e John S Watson Institute for Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DANCING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; TELEVISION VIEWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DANCING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIPIDS; OBESITY; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149490938     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.197     Document Type: Article

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