Overweight and obesity among White, Black, and Mexican American children: Implications for when to intervene

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Long, Janice M ^a   Mareno, Nicole ^a   Shabo, Rebecca ^a   Wilson, Astrid H ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; IOTF; Obesity; Overweight; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84155186469     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2011.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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