The long-run effect of education on obesity in the US

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 100-109

  Kim, Young Joo ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Education; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOWMENT EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; OBESITY; SIBLING; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH ORDER; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962333162     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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