Declines in student obesity prevalence associated with a prevention initiative - King County, Washington, 2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 155-157

  Kern, Eli ^a   Chan, Nadine L ^a   Fleming, David W ^a   Krieger, James W ^a  

^a Public Health Seattle and King County ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84894238566     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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