Multilevel analysis of BMI growth trajectories of US school children: Features and risk factors
Childhood obesity continues to be a major focus of public health efforts in the United States, where nearly 17% of children are obese. In this study, we focused on two significant features that characterize U.S. society—school mobility and a single-parent family structure—and how they relate to chil...
Main Authors: | Maria Stack Hankey, Yasuo Miyazaki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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Series: | SSM: Population Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827318302325 |
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