A systematic analysis of childhood obesity prevention interventions targeting Hispanic children: Lessons learned from the previous decade

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Branscum, P ^a   Sharma, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Latino; Overweight; Programmes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 79955019476     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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