Television Viewing by School-Age Children: Associations with Physical Activity, Snack Food Consumption and Unhealthy Weight

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Brown, Judith E ^a   Nicholson, Jan M ^b   Broom, Dorothy H ^c   Bittman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Lifestyle behaviours; Television viewing; Time use diary

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; TELEVISION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79952190168     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9656-x     Document Type: Article

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