The association between overweight and school policies on physical activity: A multilevel analysis among elementary school youth in the PLAY-On study

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1061-1073

  Leatherdale, Scott T ^a,b,c  

^a Cancer Care Ontario ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; POLICY; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OVERWEIGHT; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78649275759     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyq061     Document Type: Article

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