Associations between deprivation and rates of childhood overweight and obesity in England, 2007-2010: An ecological study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Conrad, David ^a   Capewell, Simon ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860909445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000463     Document Type: Article

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