A school-based obesity control programme: Project Energize. Two-year outcomes

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 581-587

  Rush, Elaine ^a   Reed, Peter ^b   McLennan, Stephanie ^c   Coppinger, Tara ^a   Simmons, David ^d   Graham, David ^b,e  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Sport Waikato   (New Zealand)

^d CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Hypertension; Obesity; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ETHNICITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84856726087     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511003151     Document Type: Article

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