Factors Related to Overweight and Risk for Overweight Status Among Low-Income Hispanic Children

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 186-196

  Reifsnider, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Keller, Colleen S ^a,b,c   Gallagher, Martina ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER; OBESITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646511271     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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