Socioeconomic patterns of obesity in Canada: Modeling the role of health behaviour

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-216

  Ward, Heather ^a   Tarasuk, Valerie ^a   Mendelson, Rena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Canadian; Fruit and vegetable; Leisure time physical activity; Obesity; Overweight; Path analysis; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBESITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34250176922     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H06-104     Document Type: Article

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