Physical Activity: The Epidemic of Obesity and Overweight Among Youth: Trends, Consequences, and Interventions

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-36

  Lafontaine, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

comorbidities; intervention; motivation; obesity; overweight; physical inactivity; type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990328166     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827607309688     Document Type: Article

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