The associations of SES, obesity, sport activity, and perceived neighborhood environments: Is there a model of environmental injustice penalizing Portuguese children?

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 434-436

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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PORTUGAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 84876706710     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22384     Document Type: Article

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