Body mass index measurement in schools: Partnering with oral health

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Oza Frank, Reena ^a   Siegal, Mark D ^a  

^a OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child and adolescent health; Oral health survey; School health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COOPERATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MOUTH DISEASE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REWARD; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MOUTH DISEASES; OBESITY; ORAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REWARD; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455162508     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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