Childhood social class and adulthood obesity: Findings from the Glasgow Alumni Cohort

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 508-509

  Okasha, M ^a   McCarron, P ^b   McEwen, J ^c   Durnin, J ^d   Davey Smith, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d By Drymen   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHILD; CLASS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037804108     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.7.508     Document Type: Article

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