Obesity, race/ethnicity and life course socioeconomic status across the transition from adolescence to adulthood

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Scharoun Lee, M ^a,b   Kaufman, J S ^a,b   Popkin, B M ^a,b   Gordon Larsen, P ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; OBESITY; RACIAL DISPARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59949091160     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.075721     Document Type: Article

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