Household instability, area poverty, and obesity in Urban mothers and their children

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-133

  Chambers, Earle C ^a,b   Duarte, Cristiane S ^c   Yang, Frances M ^d,e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Household; Maternal and child health; Obesity; Poverty; Urban populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; OBESITY; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249112832     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0110     Document Type: Article

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