Impact of a nurse-directed, coordinated school health program to enhance physical activity behaviors and reduce body mass index among minority children: A parallel-group, randomized control trial.
Background: Underserved children, particularly girls and those in urban communities, do not meet the recommended physical activity guidelines (>60 min of daily physical activity), and this behavior can lead to obesity. The school years are known to be a critical period in the life course for shaping...
| Published in: | International Journal of Nursing Studies Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 727 - 738 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | clinical trial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
2013
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |