Variation in Obesity Among American Secondary School Students by School and School Characteristics

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  O'Malley, Patrick M ^a   Johnston, Lloyd D ^a   Delva, Jorge ^a   Bachman, Jerald G ^a   Schulenberg, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POLICY; POPULATION DENSITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548605612     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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