A Growth Status Measurement Pilot in Four Calgary Area Schools: Perceptions of Grade 5 Students and Their Parents

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-69

  Johnston, J Cyne T ^a   McNeil, Deborah A ^a,b   Best, Maureen ^c   MacLeod, Cheryl ^a  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

BMI; elementary; obesity; program development evaluation; screening risk identification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADULT; ALBERTA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS;

EID: 78751556241     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840510394188     Document Type: Article

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