Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 40-52 , January 2010

Rising Social Inequalities in US Childhood Obesity, 2003–2007

  • Gopal K. Singh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Gopal K. Singh, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-41, Rockville, MD 20857. Tel: (301) 443-0765. Fax: (301) 443-9354.
    • ,
  • Mohammad Siahpush, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
    • ,
  • Michael D. Kogan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD

Received 23 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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 Funding/Support: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S1047-2797(09)00324-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.09.008

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 40-52 , January 2010

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