A meta-analysis of interventions that target children's screen time for reduction

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Maniccia, Dayna M ^a   Davison, Kirsten K ^a   Marshall, Simon J ^b   Manganello, Jennifer A ^a   Dennison, Barbara A ^a,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Mass media; Meta analysis; Obesity; Program; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959962723     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2353     Document Type: Article

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