Risk Factors for Overweight in Five- to Six-Year-Old Hispanic-American Children: A Pilot Study

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 150-161

  Ariza, Adolfo J ^a,b   Chen, Edwin H ^c   Binns, Helen J ^a,b   Christoffel, Katherine Kaufer ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Children; Hispanic; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHICAGO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEXICO; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 2442532795     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth091     Document Type: Article

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