School-based physical activity programme in preadolescent girls (9-11 years): A feasibility trial in Karachi, Pakistan

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 515-519

  Almas, Aysha ^a   Islam, Muhammad ^b   Jafar, Tazeen H ^a,b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; METABOLIC;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84879686269     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303242     Document Type: Article

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