The Evaluation of Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Conceptualization, Design, and Special Challenges

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 289-298

  Phillips, Martha M ^a   Raczynski, James M ^a   West, Delia S ^a   Pulley, LeaVonne ^a   Bursac, Zoran ^a   Leviton, Laura C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Evaluation; Evaluation design; Evaluation methods; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873986659     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9538-2     Document Type: Article

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