Parental work schedules and child overweight and obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 573-580

  Champion, S L ^a   Rumbold, A R ^a,b   Steele, E J ^a   Giles, L C ^a   Davies, M J ^a   Moore, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; maternal behaviour; overweight; paternal behaviour; work schedule tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84859627969     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.252     Document Type: Article

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