Prevalence and correlates of overweight among elementary schoolchildren in multiethnic, low income, inner-city neighbourhoods in Montreal, Canada

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 422-432

  O'Loughlin, Jennifer ^a,b   Paradis, Gilles ^a,b   Renaud, Lise ^a,c   Meshefedjian, Garbis ^a   Gray Donald, Katherine ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anthropometry; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Canada; Child; Cross Sectional; Obesity; Prevalence; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031693048     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(98)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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