Neighbourhood environment as a predictor of television watching among girls

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-292

  MacLeod, Kara E ^a   Gee, G C ^b   Crawford, P ^a   Wang, M C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TELEVISION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; PARENTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

BERKELEY; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149174661     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.061424     Document Type: Article

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