The role of childcare providers in the prevention of childhood overweight

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-242

  Sellers, Kathleen ^a   Russo, Theresa J ^a   Baker, Ida ^b   Dennison, Barbara A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BASSETT HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

child; child day care centers; obesity; preschool and environmental design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993710059     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X05056516     Document Type: Article

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