Regional differences as barriers to body mass index screening described by Ohio school nurses

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 437-448

  Stalter, Ann M ^a   Chaudry, Rosemary V ^b   Polivka, Barbara J ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Public health; School nurses; School nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79960163981     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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