Childhood obesity and schools: Evidence from the national survey of children's health

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-103

  Li, Ji ^a   Hooker, Neal H ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Childhood obesity; National School Lunch Program (NSLP); Physical activity; School Breakfast Program (SBP); School type

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149146023     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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