Socio-economic, familial and perinatal factors associated with obesity in Sydney schoolchildren

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-51

  Gopinath, Bamini ^a   Baur, Louise A ^a   Burlutsky, George ^a   Robaei, Dana ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

familial; obese; overweight; schoolchildren; socio economic; Sydney Childhood Eye Study.

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856093120     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02181.x     Document Type: Article

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