The transition to post-industrial BMI values among US children

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-160

  Komlos, John ^a   Breitfelder, Ariane ^a   Sunder, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HALLE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEVISION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049133487     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20806     Document Type: Article

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