Multiple Levels of Social Disadvantage and Links to Obesity in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-149

  Lee, Hedwig ^a   Harris, Kathleen M ^b   Lee, Joyce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Physical fitness and sport; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872834556     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12009     Document Type: Article

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