No association between childcare and obesity at age 4 in low-income Latino children

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Zahir, N ^a   Heyman, M B ^a   Wojcicki, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Day Care; Latino Children; Obesity; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CAREGIVERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84878348172     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.20I47-6T310.2012.Y00125.x     Document Type: Article

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