Familial and environmental factors that contribute to pediatric overweight in African American populations: Implications for prevention and treatment

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Odoms Young, Angela M ^a   Fitzgibbon, Marian ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Children; Environment; Family; Overweight

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 50249168832     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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