Body Weight, Eating Patterns, and Physical Activity: The Role of Education

Demography

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1225-1249

  Atella, Vincenzo ^a,b   Kopinska, Joanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BMI; Energy balance; Instrumental variables quantile regression; Schooling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84904969720     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-014-0311-z     Document Type: Article

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