The Epidemiology of Overweight and Related Lifestyle Behaviors. Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Status Differences Among American Youth

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Delva, Jorge ^a   Johnston, Lloyd D ^a   O'Malley, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548626089     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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