Trends in body mass index in adolescence and young adulthood in the United States: 19592002

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 601-608

  Lee, Hedwig ^a   Lee, Dohoon ^b   Guo, Guang ^c   Harris, Kathleen Mullan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; BMI trends; Obesity; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855161775     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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