Overweight, Obesity, Youth, and Health-Risk Behaviors

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-267

  Farhat, Tilda ^a   Iannotti, Ronald J ^a   Simons Morton, Bruce G ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 76549120286     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.10.038     Document Type: Article

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