Community influence on adolescent obesity: Race/ethnic differences

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 647-657

  Wickrama, K A Thulitha ^a   Wickrama, K A S ^b,c   Bryant, Chalandra M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute for Social and Behavioral Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; Community poverty; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746220240     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9050-9     Document Type: Review

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