Child obesity associated with social disadvantage of children's neighborhoods

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 584-591

  Greves Grow, H Mollie ^a   Cook, Andrea J ^b   Arterburn, David E ^b   Saelens, Brian E ^a   Drewnowski, Adam ^a   Lozano, Paula ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Children; Neighborhood; Social inequality; Socioeconomic status; Spatial epidemiology; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CENSUSES; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; OBESITY; OWNERSHIP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WASHINGTON;

KING COUNTY [WASHINGTON]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77954029298     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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