Familial environment in high- and middle-low-income municipalities: A survey in Italy to understand the distribution of potentially obesogenic factors

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 731-739

  Gregori, D ^a   Foltran, F ^b   Ghidina, M ^c   Zobec, F ^c   Berchialla, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c ZETA Research Inc   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Obesity; Physical exercise; Socio economic disparities; Watching television

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; LEISURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEVISION VIEWING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 84866030477     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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