Open AccessEnvironment and Obesity in the National Children’s Study
Author(s) -
Leonardo Trasande,
Chris Cronk,
Maureen S. Durkin,
Marianne Weiss,
Dale A. Schoeller,
Elizabeth A. Gall,
Jeanne Beauchamp Hewitt,
Aaron L. Carrel,
Philip J. Landrigan,
Matthew W. Gillman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11839
Subject(s) - obesity , environmental health , disease , epidemiology , prospective cohort study , environmental epidemiology , medicine , gerontology , psychology , surgery , pathology
In this review we describe the approach taken by the National Children's Study (NCS), a 21-year prospective study of 100,000 American children, to understanding the role of environmental factors in the development of obesity.
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