Correlates of overweight and obesity in American Indian children

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-253

  Jollie Trottier, Tami ^a,b   Holm, Jeffrey E ^a   McDonald, J Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Childhood; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 64949119371     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn047     Document Type: Article

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