Overweight Among Low-income Texas Preschoolers Aged 2 to 4 Years

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-184

  Lewis, Kayan L ^a   Castrucci, Brian C ^a   Gossman, Ginger ^a   Mirchandani, Gita ^a   Sayegh, M Aaron ^b   Moehlman, Clint ^a   Van Eck, Mary ^a   Petrilli, Kimberly ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b Bureau of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Mexico; nutrition education; overweight; preschool; Southwestern United States; WIC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; OVERWEIGHT; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77951219328     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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