Examining Demographic, Economic, and Educational Factors [electronic resource] : Overweight Children in Pennsylvania.

The number of overweight children and adolescents in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2000, the CDC estimated that 15 percent of the nation's youth were overweight. Overweight children and adolescents are exposed to...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author:	Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2005.
Subjects:	Disease Control. Obesity. Demography. Economic Factors. Rural Areas. Rural Urban Differences. Children. Adolescents. Child Health. Risk. Data Analysis. Body Weight.