Peer effects in adolescent bodyweight: Evidence from rural China

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-44

  Loh, Chung Ping A ^a   Li, Qiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; BMI; China; Peer effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PEER GROUP; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS;

CHINA;

EID: 84876710928     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.042     Document Type: Article

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