Project energize: Whole-region primary school nutrition and physical activity programme; Evaluation of body size and fitness 5 years after the randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 363-371

  Rush, Elaine ^a   McLennan, Stephanie ^b   Obolonkin, Victor ^a   Vandal, Alain C ^a,c   Hamlin, Michael ^d   Simmons, David ^e   Graham, David ^f  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Sport Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c Centre for Clinical Research and Effective Practice   (New Zealand)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Interventions; M ori; Obesity; Prevention; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY EFFECT; ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; CAUCASIAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAORI (PEOPLE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RUNNING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84896655505     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513002316     Document Type: Article

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