Perceptions of neighborhood environments and childhood obesity: Evidence of harmful gender inequities among Portuguese children

Health and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-73

  Nogueira, Helena ^a,b   Ferrão, Maria ^a,b   Gama, Augusta ^b,c   Mourão, Isabel ^d   Rosado Marques, Vitor ^b,e   Padez, Cristina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Gender inequities; Perceptions; Social and built neighborhood environment

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH RISK; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PARENTHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84870278104     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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