Social, cultural and environmental influences on child activity and eating in Australian migrant communities

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 441-448

  Green, Julie ^a   Waters, E ^a,b   Haikerwal, A ^f   O'Neill, C ^b   Raman, S ^c   Booth, M L ^d   Gibbons, K ^e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Far West Mental Health Service Sydney   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e Nutrition and Food Services   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Eating; Obesity; Physical activity; Socio cultural

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GREECE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0344444307     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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