Father absence, body mass index, and pubertal timing in girls: Differential effects by family income and ethnicity

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 441-447

  Deardorff, Julianna ^a   Ekwaru, John P ^a   Kushi, Lawrence H ^b   Ellis, Bruce J ^c   Greenspan, Louise C ^b   Mirabedi, Anousheh ^b   Landaverde, Evelyn G ^b   Hiatt, Robert A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Effect modifiers; Ethnicity; Fathers; Income; Puberty

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79955019494     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.07.032     Document Type: Article

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