Does the Racial Composition of the School Environment Influence Children's Body Mass Index?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-46

  Bernell, Stephanie L ^a   Mijanovich, Tod ^b   Weitzman, Beth C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Gender; Girls; Obesity; Race; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349234173     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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