Systematic exposure to recreation centers increases use by Latino families with young children

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-123

  Po'e, Eli K ^a   Neureiter, Cassandra ^a   Escarfuller, Juan ^a   Gesell, Sabina B ^a   Tempesti, Tommaso ^b   Widman, Paul ^c   Barkin, Shari L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c Metropolitan Government   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SANITATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENTS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION;

EID: 84859552888     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2011.0083     Document Type: Article

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