Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between childhood overweight and obesity and primary school diet and physical activity policies

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Williams, Andrew J ^a,b   Henley, William E ^a   Williams, Craig A ^b   Hurst, Alison J ^a   Logan, Stuart ^a   Wyatt, Katrina M ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Obese; Physical education; Policy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882446705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-101     Document Type: Review

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