Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood and adolescent body-mass index, weight, and height from 1953 to 2015: an analysis of four longitudinal, observational, British birth cohort studies

Summary: Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood body-mass index (BMI) have been documented in high-income countries; however, uncertainty exists with regard to how they have changed over time, how inequalities in the composite parts (ie, weight and height) of BMI have changed, and whet...

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Main Authors: David Bann, PhD, William Johnson, PhD, Leah Li, PhD, Diana Kuh, ProfPhD, Rebecca Hardy, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266718300458