Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to reduce body mass index

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 360-369

  Lavelle, H V ^a   MacKay, D F ^a   Pell, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; health promotion, obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865595081     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr116     Document Type: Article

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