Educational attainment and obesity: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 989-1005

  Cohen, A K ^a   Rai, M ^a   Rehkopf, D H ^b   Abrams, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational status; Obesity; Review; Social class.

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BODY MASS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS.;

ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 84887614165     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12062     Document Type: Review

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