Childhood overweight in the United States: A quantile regression approach

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-397

  Stifel, David C ^a   Averett, Susan L ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight; Obesity; Quantile regression; Underweight

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAST FOOD; INTELLIGENCE; MOTHER; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350017992     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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