A cluster randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a school-based behavioral intervention for health promotion among children aged 3 to 5

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Peñalvo, José L ^a   Santos Beneit, Gloria ^a,b   Sotos Prieto, Mercedes ^a,b   Martínez, Ramona ^b   Rodríguez, Carla ^b   Franco, Manuel ^a,c,d   López Romero, Pedro ^a   Pocock, Stuart ^a,e   Redondo, Juliana ^a   Fuster, Valentín ^a,f  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

^b International SHE Foundation   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Comprehensive health; Lifestyle; School based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DIET; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPAIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURRICULUM; DIET; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SPAIN;

EID: 84880094949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-656     Document Type: Article

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