Effect of a school-based peer education intervention on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Chinese adolescents: A pilot study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cui, Zhaohui ^a,b   Shah, Smita ^a,c   Yan, Lijing ^b,d   Pan, Yongping ^e   Gao, Aiyu ^e   Shi, Xiaoyan ^e   Wu, Yangfeng ^b,f   Dibley, Michael John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Primary Care and Community Health Network   (Australia)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Dongcheng District Institute for Student Healthcare   (China)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SITTING; STAFF; TELEVISION; WRITING;

EID: 84863682684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000721     Document Type: Article

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