Environmental and policy strategies to improve eating, physical activity behaviors, and weight among adolescents

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 589-609

  Schwartz, Marlene B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875881355     PISSN: 19344287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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