Healthy weights interventions in aboriginal children and youth: A review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 125-131

  Towns, Claire ^a   Cooke, Martin ^b   Rysdale, Lee ^c   Wilk, Piotr ^d  

^a Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program   (Canada)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; DIET THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INUIT; LOW CALORY DIET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; DIET; DIET, REDUCING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 84923933065     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: 22929592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2014-006     Document Type: Article

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