Spillovers of health education at school on parents' physical activity

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1004-1020

  Berniell, Lucila ^a   De La Mata, Dolores ^b   Valdés, Nieves ^c  

^a Public Policies and Competitiveness of the CAF Development Bank of Latin America and Associate Professor   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

Author keywords

changes in changes; differences in differences; health education; healthy lifestyles; indirect treatment effects; physical activity; triple differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PANEL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

CHANGES IN CHANGES; DIFFERENCES IN DIFFERENCES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; INDIRECT TREATMENT EFFECTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRIPLE DIFFERENCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FATHERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883134721     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2958     Document Type: Conference Paper

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