Age differences in the association of childhood obesity with area-level and school-level deprivation: Cross-classified multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-52

  Townsend, N ^a,b   Rutter, H ^b   Foster, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b National Obesity Observatory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; children; deprivation; multilevel analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84855646987     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.191     Document Type: Article

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