Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood obesity in the United Kingdom: A systematic review of the literature

Obesity Facts

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 671-692

  El Sayed, Abdulrahman M ^a,b,c   Scarborough, Peter ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Deprivation; England; Obesity; Pediatric; Poverty; Scotland; Socioeconomic position; Socioeconomic status; United Kingdom; Wales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARSTAIRS DEPRIVATION INDEX; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TOWNSEND DEPRIVATION INDEX; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84867898149     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343611     Document Type: Article

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