Socioeconomic status, overweight and obesity in prepuberal children: A study in an area of Northern Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 797-803

  Gnavi, R ^a   Spagnoli, T D ^a   Galotto, C ^a   Pugliese, E ^a   Carta, A ^a   Cesari, L ^a  

^a Regione Piemonte ASL 5   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Italy; Obesity; Social class

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEIGHT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PARENTAL AGE; PREPUBERTY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034468814     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007645703292     Document Type: Article

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