An intervention to preschool children for reducing screen time: A randomized controlled trial

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 443-449

  Yilmaz, G ^a   Caylan, N Demirli ^a   Karacan, C D ^a  

^a Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pre school children; Television; Time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEVISION; TIME; VIDEO GAME;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84927053935     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12133     Document Type: Article

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