A population study of 5 to 15 year olds: Full time maternal employment not associated with high BMI. the importance of screen-based activity, reading for pleasure and sleep duration in children's BMI

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 587-599

  Taylor, Anne W ^a   Winefield, Helen ^a   Kettler, Lisa ^a   Roberts, Rachel ^a   Gill, Tiffany K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Maternal employment; Obesity; Screen based activity; Self report; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; READING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; READING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84860872118     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0792-y     Document Type: Article

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