Behavioral assessment of physical activity in obese preschool children

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 635-639

  Hustyi, Kristin M ^a   Normand, Matthew P ^a   Larson, Tracy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

goal setting; obesity; percentile schedules; physical activity; shaping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 84856192081     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-635     Document Type: Article

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