Weight Status, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Are There Differences in Meeting Recommended Health Behavior Guidelines for Adolescents?

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-145

  Minges, Karl E ^a   Chao, Ariana ^a   Nam, Soohyun ^a   Grey, Margaret ^a   Whittemore, Robin ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; body weight; exercise; health behavior; nutrition; obesity; physical fitness; school nursing; sedentary lifestyle; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY WEIGHT; CONNECTICUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CONNECTICUT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84925281321     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840514554089     Document Type: Article

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