The relation between an adverse psychological and social environment in childhood and the development of adult obesity: A systematic literature review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-184

  Vamosi M ^a   Heitmann, B L ^b   Kyvik, K O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Centre for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult obesity; Childhood psychosocial factors; Review

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649172149     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00645.x     Document Type: Review

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