Prevalence of overweight among adolescents from six Latin American cities: A multivariable analysis

Nutrition Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1391-1402

  McArthur, Laura H ^a   Holbert, Donald ^a   Peña, Manuel ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Gender; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0141988693     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00158-1     Document Type: Article

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