Consumption of takeaway and fast food in a deprived inner London Borough: Are they associated with childhood obesity?

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Patterson, Rachel ^a   Risby, Alexander ^b   Chan, Mei Yen ^c  

^a Freelance Dietitian ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; TASTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863678488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000402     Document Type: Article

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