The association between recreational parks, facilities and childhood obesity: A cross-sectional study of the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 427-431

  Alexander, Dayna S ^a,b   Huber, Larissa R Brunner ^a   Piper, Crystal R ^a   Tanner, Amanda E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; PARK DESIGN; RACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORTS FACILITY;

UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SANITATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENTS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883050873     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201301     Document Type: Article

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