The views of stakeholders on the role of the primary school in preventing childhood obesity: A qualitative systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 975-988

  Clarke, J ^a   Fletcher, B ^a   Lancashire, E ^a   Pallan, M ^a   Adab, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Healthy eating; Parent; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COOKING; DATA EXTRACTION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

CHILD; HEALTHY EATING; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84887609521     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12058     Document Type: Review

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