Childhood obesity and socioeconomic status: A novel role for height growth limitation

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1199-1203

  Cecil, J E ^a   Watt, P ^b   Murrie, I S L ^c   Wrieden, W ^c   Wallis, D J ^d   Hetherington, M M ^d   Bolton Smith, C ^e   Palmer, C N A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e MRC Human Nutrition Reseach   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Growth; Height; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 30544454686     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803055     Document Type: Article

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