Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 682-695 , September 2008

Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Behavioral Determinants of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: Analyzing Independent and Joint Associations

  • Gopal K. Singh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Gopal K. Singh, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-41, Rockville, MD 20857. Tel.: (301) 443-0765; fax: (301) 443-9354.
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  • Michael D. Kogan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
    • ,
  • Peter C. Van Dyck, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
    • ,
  • Mohammad Siahpush, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha

Received 30 July 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2008.

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 The views expressed are the authors’ and not necessarily those of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the US Department of Health and Human Services.

 Conflicts of interest: None.

PII: S1047-2797(08)00112-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.05.001

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 682-695 , September 2008

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