The relationship of school absenteeism with body mass index, academic achievement, and socioeconomic status among fourth-grade children

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 417-423

  Baxter, Suzanne D ^a   Royer, Julie A ^a,b   Hardin, James W ^a   Guinn, Caroline H ^a   Devlin, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Office of Research and Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Growth and development; Program planning

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; STUDENTS;

EID: 79958856637     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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