Deprivation and the development of obesity: A multilevel, longitudinal study in England

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-139

  Stafford, Mai ^a   Brunner, Eric J ^a   Head, Jenny ^a   Ross, Nancy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955294105     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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