Children's weight and participation in organized sports

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 687-695

  Quinto Romani, Annette ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children s weight; neighbourhood fixed effect; organized sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; THINNESS;

EID: 84856029410     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811421058     Document Type: Article

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