Young children's weight trajectories and associated risk factors: Results from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-198

  Moss, Brian G ^a   Yeaton, William H ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Child development; Cohort studies; Obesity; Prevention research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79955657120     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.090123-QUAN-29     Document Type: Article

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