Socio-economic gradients in health behaviours and overweight among children in distinct economic settings;Les gradients socioéconomiques des habitudes de santé et du surpoids chez des enfants de milieux économiques distincts

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Simen Kapeu, Aline ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight; Nutrition; Physical activity; Public Health; Social environment; Socio economic gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651285811     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403979     Document Type: Article

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