Prevalence, disparities, and trends in obesity and severe obesity among students in the School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006-2013

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Robbins, Jessica M ^a   Mallya, Giridhar ^a   Wagner, Amanda ^a   Buehler, James W ^a  

^a PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PENNSYLVANIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHILADELPHIA; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84940688866     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd12.150185     Document Type: Article

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