Open AccessIs informal child care associated with childhood obesity? Evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort
Author(s) -
Shi Lin Lin,
GM Leung,
Lai Ling Hui,
TH Lam,
C. Mary Schooling
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr086
Subject(s) - childhood obesity , obesity , medicine , cohort , child care , cohort study , pediatrics , gerontology , overweight , pathology
In Western populations, informal child care is associated with childhood obesity. However, informal child care and obesity share social patterning making evidence from other settings valuable.
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