Stand-biased versus seated classrooms and childhood obesity: A randomized experiment in Texas

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1849-1854

  Wendel, Monica L ^a   Benden, Mark E ^b   Zhao, Hongwei ^b   Jeffrey, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXAS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOLS; TEXAS;

EID: 84987968874     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303323     Document Type: Article

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