Environmental influences on childhood obesity: Ethnic and cultural influences in context

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-70

  Kumanyika, Shiriki K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Ecological models; Ethnic group; Health disparities; Parental feeding practices; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 41849111597     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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