Exergaming for health: A community-based pediatric weight management program using active video gaming

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 382-388

  Christison, Amy ^a   Khan, Huma Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

obesity; pediatric obesity; video gaming

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CARBONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIDEOTAPE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84859402460     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811429480     Document Type: Article

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