Television viewing in low-income latino children: Variation by ethnic subgroup and english proficiency

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Thompson, Darcy A ^a   Matson, Pamela A ^b   Ellen, Jonathan M ^b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873397975     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0113     Document Type: Article

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