Socio-cultural determinants of adiposity and physical activity in preschool children: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bürgi, Flavia ^a   Meyer, Ursina ^a   Niederer, Iris ^a   Ebenegger, Vincent ^b   Marques Vidal, Pedro ^c   Granacher, Urs ^a   Kriemler, Susi ^a   Puder, Jardena J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SWITZERLAND;

ADIPOSITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78649333383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-733     Document Type: Article

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