Can a school based programme in a natural environment reduce BMI in overweight adolescents?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-70

  Slaney, Graham ^a   Salmon, Jo ^b   Weinstein, Philip ^c  

^a Mansfield Medical Clinic   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVERWEIGHT; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84861456741     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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