Intergenerational energy balance interventions: A systematic literature review

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-197

  Swanson, Mark ^a   Studts, Christina R ^b   Bardach, Shoshana H ^a   Bersamin, Andrea ^c   Schoenberg, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

family; health behavior; health promotion; intergenerational relations; intervention studies

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; OBESITY;

EID: 79953709432     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110378973     Document Type: Review

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