School-Based BMI and Body Composition Screening and Parent Notification in California: Methods and Messages

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 294-300

  Madsen, Kristine A ^a   Linchey, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Health policy; School health; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PARENTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84860661855     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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