Childhood overweight and obesity: Is the gap closing the wrong way?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-152

  Brunt, H ^a   Lester, N ^a   Davies, G ^a   Williams, R ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Obesity; Overweight; Public health; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; WALES;

EID: 44649123578     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn010     Document Type: Article

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