Does early school entry prevent obesity among adolescent girls?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 644-646

  Zhang, Ning ^a   Zhang, Qi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood obesity; School entry policy; Schooling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79956079765     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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