A systematic review of school-based interventions to prevent risk factors associated with noncommunicable diseases

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 733-752

  Saraf, Deepika S ^a   Nongkynrih, Baridalyne ^a   Pandav, Chandrakant S ^a   Gupta, Sanjeev K ^a   Shah, Bela ^b   Kapoor, Suresh K ^c   Krishnan, Anand ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

adolescent health; dietary factors; health promotion; noncommunicable diseases; physical activity; school based interventions; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; STROKE; STUDENTS;

EID: 84867778044     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512445053     Document Type: Review

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