Preschool enrollment is associated with lower odds of childhood obesity among WIC participants in la County

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 706-712

  Koleilat, Maria ^a   Harrison, Gail G ^b   Whaley, Shannon ^a   McGregor, Samar ^a   Jenks, Eloise ^a   Afifi, Abdelmonem ^b  

^a and Children Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Childhood obesity; HOME environment; Preschool enrollment; TV watching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NURSERY SCHOOL; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS, NURSERY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860890334     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0774-0     Document Type: Article

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