Childhood obesity in American Indians

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 381-387

  Styne, Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Health disparities; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Overweight; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958045940     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181e887ae     Document Type: Article

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