Dollars and pounds: The impact of family income on childhood weight

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1931-1941

  Chia, Y F ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body weight; children; obesity; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CURRENCY; INCOME; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WEIGHT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859652197     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.641929     Document Type: Article

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