Global school-based childhood obesity interventions: A review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 8940-8961

  Ickes, Melinda J ^a   McMullen, Jennifer ^a   Haider, Taj ^b   Sharma, Manoj ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Juvenile Rights Division   (United States)

^c JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Intervention; Obese; Overweight; Prevention; Program; School based; Youth

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EFFICACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHOOL BASED CHILDHOOD OBESITY INTERVENTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH; INTERVENTION STUDY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

CULTURE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906839680     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110908940     Document Type: Review

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