Gender differences and a school-based obesity prevention program in Argentina: a randomized trial

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a school-based obesity prevention program that seeks to change food intake among students at schools in Rosario, Argentina. METHODS: This was a prospective study involving 405 children 9-11 years of age at six schools in the poor areas of Rosario, Argentina, in M...

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Main Authors: Cecile Rausch Herscovici, Irina Kovalskys, María José De Gregorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2013-08-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892013000800001&lng=en&tlng=en